Zydus receives tentative approval from USFDA for Rifaximin Tablets, 550 mg

Rifaximin tablets had annual sales of US$ 2672.9 mn in the United States (IQVIA MAT March 2025)

Sanofi acquires US biopharma firm Blueprint Medicines for $9.1 billion

Adds fast-growing and only approved medicine for advanced and indolent systemic mastocytosis to the Sanofi portfolio

Paras Health Gurugram raises alarm over surge in tobacco-related cancers

Approximately 35% of male cancer patients and 12% of female cancer patients at Paras Health were diagnosed with tobacco-related cancers

Merck withdraws Biologics License Application for Patritumab Deruxtecan

The decision to withdraw the BLA is based on topline overall survival (OS) results from the confirmatory HERTHENA-Lung02 Phase 3 trial where OS did not meet statistical significance

Merck presents positive Phase 2 data for Enpatoran demonstrating reduction in disease activity in patients with CLE and SLE with active lupus rash

Enpatoran is a potential first-in-class oral therapy for CLE and SLE that is thought to selectively block the activation of Toll-like receptors (TLR)7 and TLR8

Briefs: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Relonchem, Shilpa Pharma Lifesciences and Shanmuga Hospital

Shilpa Pharma Lifesciences, Unit-1, received EIR from USFDA

Sun Pharma gets FDA approval for new device to treat skin disease

Emcutix launches urea-based skin-care moisturizers ‘Ureaderm'

Ideal for extreme dry skin and hyperkeratotic conditions such as psoriasis and ichthyosis, Ureaderm offers the next step in evidence-based, effective skin hydration

Borealis advancing sustainability medical devices with the Bornewables

The Protect VL project was born out of a vision to reduce the environmental footprint of medical devices

Suven Pharmaceuticals is now Cohance Lifesciences

The change of name has been carried on pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation