Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for US$ 10 billion

Acquisition aligns with Merck’s science-led business development strategy and expands pipeline and portfolio of treatments for cardio-pulmonary diseases

Lupin and Sino Universal Pharmaceuticals sign license and supply agreement for tiotropium DPI in China

SUP will obtain regulatory approvals for selling Tiotropium DPI in China

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

Lupin to use Honeywell’s HFO technology in inhalers

Lupin is set to become first Indian company to fully integrate Honeywell’s Solstice® Air in its respiratory inhalers at scale, redefining respiratory care with near-zero global warming potential propellants

AstraZeneca’s Breztri met primary endpoints in KALOS and LOGOS Phase III trials in asthma

Breztri is an inhaled triple-combination therapy approved for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ACIP votes to expand recommendation for Pfizer’s RSV vaccine ABRYSVO to include adults aged 50 – 59 at increased risk of disease

Vote expands existing recommendation, which was for all adults aged 75 and older and high-risk adults aged 60 to 74

Aerogen opens India HQ in New Delhi

The new office in New Delhi marks a significant funding in the APAC region and reinforces the company’s commitment to advancing respiratory care in India

Senores Pharmaceuticals acquires ANDA for Roflumilast 250 mcg and 500 mcg tablets

AstraZeneca Pharma Pharma India to launch Breztri Aerosphere in Jan 2025

Strides receive USFDA approval for Theophylline ER tablets, 300 mg and 450 mg

The product is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the Reference Listed Drug