GlaxoSmithKline has recalled a lot of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine Pandemrix in Canada following complaints of adverse reactions from the vaccine, reports said.

A spray treatment which can prolong intercourse time by at least six-fold by delaying orgasm in prematurely ejaculating men has been developed by a Japanese company Shionogi unit Sciele Pharma Inc. The investigational drug code-named PSD502 combines two local anesthetics - lidocaine and prilocaine - in an aerosol applied to the ...

Single injection of Elonva would replace 7 daily injections

Mumbai: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, based in India, has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s application for Nicardipine Hydrochloride Injections (HCI), which is a short-term treatment for hypertension.

The United States-based pharmaceutical company Organon has launched its female contraceptive, called NuvaRing, in India.

Daiichi-Ranbaxy has tied up with Canada-based transdermal drug development firm Nuvo Research Inc to supply a topical wound healing agent Oxoferin in some Asian countries.

Venus Remedies has received patents from South Africa for its antibiotic combination product Potentox.

Matrix Laboratories, a subsidiary of Mylan Inc, has received final approval for lansoprazole delayed-release capsules from the US Food and Drug Administration.

Unlike Viagra, flibanserin works on the brain to rekindle sexual appetite in women

Indinavir, anti HIV drug from Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited has been included pre-qualification list of  the World Health Organisation, Geneva (WHO), the company announced.