Drug Approvals

Amgen and AstraZeneca Present Groundbreaking Oncology Data at ESMO, Demonstrating a 58% Reduction in Risk of Death for Small Cell Lung Cancer

Amgen and AstraZeneca presented practice-changing Phase 3 clinical data at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2026 Congress, demonstrating that frontline maintenance therapy combining Imdelltra (tarlatamab-dlle)and Imfinzi (durvalumab) cut the risk of...

​Next-Generation MAKO 4 Robotic-Assisted Surgery System Officially Launched to Advance Precision in Joint Replacement

In a major development for orthopedic surgical technology, medical device innovators and surgical teams have celebrated the official rollout of...

​Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission Issues Drug Safety Alert Linking Levetiracetam and Topical Decongestants to Specific Adverse Reactions

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), functioning as the National Coordination Centre for the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (NCC-PvPI)...

Rising Yields Hit Sun Pharma’s Fundraising Drive as Bond Issue Misses ₹10,000 Crore Goal

India’s largest drugmaker by market capitalisation Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has raised ₹7,816 crore (~8000 cr) against its ₹10,000-crore fundraising target, highlighting the growing...

GLP-1 Boom: China, India and Brazil Could Unlock a $22 Billion Market by 2035 , J.P. Morgan Estimates

The market for GLP-1 medicines across China, India and Brazil could surge from $6.6 billion currently to $22 billion...

AstraZeneca reports Mixed Phase III Results for Ultomiris in Rare Post-Transplant Blood Disorder

AstraZeneca's Alexion unit has reported divergent outcomes from its late-stage program testing Ultomiris (ravulizumab) in patients with thrombotic microangiopathy following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT-TMA), a rare and...

​Zydus Collaborates with ICMR to Address Sickle Cell Disease as Desidustat Enters Phase III

Zydus Lifesciences Limited, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has announced the successful completion of Phase II Proof-of-Concept trials and approval...

Emcure Pharma Receives CDSCO Approval to Launch Poviztra®️ for Fatty Liver Disease Treatment

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd  announced that its co-marketed semaglutide brand, Poviztra®, has received regulatory approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for the...

DCGI Approves Qdenga, Marking India’s First Dengue Vaccine

 Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India has received market authorisation from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for Qdenga, making it the country's first licensed dengue vaccine....

NATCO Gets USFDA Nod for Generic Cancer Drug Olaparib

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited announced that its development partner, NATCO Pharma Limited (NATCO), has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)...

AstraZeneca Licenses Novel Lung Cancer Drug Zegfrovy in $1.5B Global Deal

AstraZeneca  announced a exclusive global license agreement with Dizal Pharmaceutical to develop and commercialize Zegfrovy (sunvozertinib), a highly differentiated, oral irreversible EGFR inhibitor designed for targeted lung cancer...