Plan to total on antibiotics in animal feed
The use of antibiotics as an ingredient in animal feed would be banned under proposals unveiled by the European Commission to tighten Europe's much maligned food safety standards. David Byrne, EU
The use of antibiotics as an ingredient in animal feed would be banned under proposals unveiled by the European Commission to tighten Europe's much maligned food safety standards. David Byrne, EU
The European Unions (EU) has issued a red alert warning importers of aqua products from India following the detection of the residue of an antibiotic drug chlormphenicol in some prawns exported by
A US federal court has invalidated Glaxo SmithKline Plc's patent for the antibiotic, Augmentin, clearing the way for introducing its low cost versions in the US, the world's largest market for
The United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has cleared Ranbaxy's request to market an off-patent antibiotic called cefpodoxime proxetil. Cefpodoxime proxetil was researched by Japanese firm
A cluster of genes can turn a common bacterium bug into an antibiotic-resistant superbug, scientists said in a finding that could help save million of lives and billion of dollars in healthcare
The United States Patent and Trade Office has granted a patent for an Indian innovation, which has proved that cow's urine can make antibiotics, anti-fungal agents and also anti-cancer drugs more
Indian scientists say cow urine is a "bio-enhancer" that can dramatically reduce dosages and side effects for patients taking antibiotics and cancer drugs, a specialist journal, Chemistry and
Cow's urine could make anti-cancer drugs more effective. Chemicals in this distilled portion, popularly known as Arka, enhance the activity of antibiotics and anticancer agents. Developed by a team
Hyderbad based Dr Reddy's Laboratories' loss could well be Ranbaxy's gain after a lawsuit challenging German drugmaker Bayer AG's US patent on antibiotic ciprofloxacin till December 2003 was rejected
The U.S. Patent Office grants thousands of patents every week, and yet, the U.S. Patent, titled "Pharmaceutical Compositions containing cow urine Distillate and An Antibiotic" issued to S.P.S. Kanuja
Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (KAPL) has launched Taspin, its new fixed dose cardiovascular drug with anti-platelet combination. The drug offers certain therapeutic advantages over
Ranbaxy Laboratories has launched the generic version of GlaxoSmithkline's blockbuster antibiotic, Augmentin, in the US. Ranbaxy is the fourth company to have launched the generic version of the $2
The analytical facilities for checking antibiotic residues in seafood will be operationalised in May, according to Mr Jose Cyriac, Chairman, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). The
RPG Life Sciences Ltd has launched seven new products, to capture a larger share of these markets in the country. 21These include Ceftobac (a combination of antibiotic Ceflxirne with lactobacillus to
Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has sought US regulatory approval to export Cephazolin (an injectable antibiotic prescribed for respiratory tract infections) there. According to Mr K Raghavendra
Ind-Swift Laboratories, one of the largest manufacturer of Macrolides in India has acclaimed that its supplies of Macrolide Antibiotic drugs in SARS affected areas have significantly increased.
This one might come as a shock. As much as 62 per cent of the antibiotics consumed in the country fall under the category of "irrational" use of drugs. And the major culprits in the shady business
Amid reports of new viruses, drug-resistant bacteria, and ineffective antibiotics, scientists are discovering the ability of certain foods to strengthen the immune system and fight problems
Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has announced that it had received a tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market the antibiotic Ofloxacin in a
Responding to public health concerns about the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals, McDonald's Corp. said it woudl ask its meat suppliers around the world to reduce their dependence on