Clinical Trials News
Bharat Biotech shares Covaxin research data in full, promises final Phase III results soon
Bharat Biotech stated that Covaxin is the only Covid vaccine to have published data on most emerging variantsFinal analysis data for Covaxin will be submitted to CDSCO first, and then to peer-reviewed journals
2 min read13 Jun 2021Biocon Biologics starts clinical trial of drug for severe covid-19 complications
In 2013, the company had received DCGI approval for the drug after successful clinical studies including a Phase 3 study in plaque psoriasis, and it launched the product under the brand Alzumab
2 min read31 May 2020Bharat Biotech joins hands with US-based firm to develop vaccine
‘CoroFlu’ will be built on backbone of FluGen’s flu vaccine candidate, M2SRSerum Institute of India and Zydus Cadila have vaccine candidates which are in pre-clinical trial stages
1 min read3 Apr 2020Why many potential new cancer drugs are failing clinical trials
A new study has found that many potential drugs do not actually act as they were intended to doResearchers find that instead of killing cancer cells, the drugs killed tumour cells through toxic effects
1 min read8 Oct 2019No clinical trials in India for new drugs approved in select developed markets
New drugs approved for use in EU, UK, Australia, Japan and US will be automatically allowed in India, provided clinical trials included Indian patientsThe move is expected to reduce the time taken by pharma firms to introduce drugs in India and prevent duplication of studies
2 min read26 Mar 2019Government to tweak solatium clause in clinical trials
The government will do away with upfront payment of 60% compensation by companies
3 min read11 Jan 2019Opinion | The importance of trials in stem cell drugs
There are self-styled clinics in India offering a range of untested and unproven stem cell drugs
4 min read12 Sep 2018India drug regulator expects to finalise new clinical trial rules in 2 months
Drug regulator CDSCO plans to finalise new rules for clinical trials in a couple of months that would shorten the review time, a senior official today, aiming to boost clinical research in the country
1 min read30 May 2018Supreme Court says parliamentary panel reports can be relied on for deciding a case
A constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra says the SC could take on record a parliamentary standing committee’s report but independent adjudication would rest with the court itself
1 min read9 May 2018Glenmark gets notice over misconduct in clinical trials
The alleged misconduct on the part of Glenmark has triggered a tough response from apex drug regulatory body
3 min read3 May 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared