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Roche announces 2-year risdiplam data from SUNFISH and new data from JEWELFISH in infants, children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

Roche today presented two-year data from Part 1 of its pivotal SUNFISH trial in people aged 2-25 years with Type 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at the virtual Cure SMA Annual Conference, 8-12 June, 2020

Logistics&Distribution | 15/06/2020 | By Darshana

Updated data demonstrate Roche?s Alecensa increases overall survival rate for people with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer

These data confirm the longer-term efficacy of Alecensa already demonstrated across three phase III clinical trials. Full findings were presented at the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Programme, on 29 May 2020

Logistics&Distribution | 01/06/2020 | By Darshana

GSK Pharma to discontinue manufacture & supply of Zinetac tablets in India

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals announced that the company has decided to discontinue the manufacture and supply of Zinetac tablets, used to treat and prevent heartburn

Logistics&Distribution | 22/05/2020 | By Darshana

Cipla files ANDA for generic version of GSK's Advair Diskus to US FDA

Cipla Limited announced its submission of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder (100/50 mcg, 250/50 mcg and 500/50 mcg) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Logistics&Distribution | 20/05/2020 | By Darshana

FDA Authorizes First Diagnostic Test Using At-Home Collection of Saliva Specimens

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with the option of using home-collected saliva samples for COVID-19 testing

Logistics&Distribution | 10/05/2020 | By Darshana

Pune based companies develop ImmunoQuick Rapid COVID-19 TEST kit

Unlike ordinary antibody tests, ImmunoQuick Covid-19 test separates the two forms of antibodies ? IgM and IgG into separate bands. This has enormous advantages because clinicians can now separate patients into early infections, active patients and resolved/cured patients

Logistics&Distribution | 21/04/2020 | By Darshana |  161

Roche develops new serology test to detect COVID-19 antibodies

Roche announced the development and upcoming launch of its Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology test to detect antibodies in people who have been exposed to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the COVID-19 disease

Logistics&Distribution | 19/04/2020 | By Darshana

Sanofi to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine across 50 countries

Sanofi has committed to donating 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 50 countries around the world, and has begun to progressively deliver the medicine to authorities that have requested it

Logistics&Distribution | 13/04/2020 | By Darshana

Meddo Health partners with ICMR approved labs to launch rapid test kits by next week

Meddo, India?s largest out-patient care network in partnership with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved labs has started booking for COVID-19 (RT-PCR) testing in Delhi NCR

Logistics&Distribution | 06/04/2020 | By Darshana

WHO releases guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. The rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and health care workers threatens to leave some health systems overstretched and unable to operate effectively

Logistics&Distribution | 01/04/2020 | By Darshana