Egalet Corporation  announced that a joint meeting of the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been scheduled for August 4, 2016, to review the new drug application (NDA) for ARYMO™ ER (morphine sulfate) extended-release tablets, an abuse-deterrent, oral morphine product candidate. ARYMO ER was developed for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. announced that, following submission to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review, the Investigational New Drug (IND) application containing the protocol titled "Phase 2 study of Reolysin (pelareorep) in combination with Folfox6, bevacizumab and pembrolizumab in female patients with KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver" is now active.

2 July 2016
Recruitment in Directorate of Forensic Science services for Pharmacists (95 posts) as Scientific Assistant - Government Job

The Directorate of Forensic Science services (DFSS) was created in the year 2002 by Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt, of India, after bifurcation from BPR&D, based on the recommendations of National Human Rights Commission and Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms. The Gazette notification to this effect was issued by MHA vide its Order no. 25011/41/2001-GPA.II/PM-II on December 31, 2002. It is headed by Director-cum-Chief Forensic Scientist.

Post: Scientific Assistant, Laboratory Technician/Assistant

2 July 2016
Recruitment for Junior Pharmacist in Damodar Valley Corporation - Govt Job | 04 vacancies

Damodar Valley Corporation is one of the premier power utilities in India engaged in Thermal / Hydel Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution, peripheral activities for a sustained and eco-friendly growth of the Valley Area with its Head Quarters in Kolkata and an annual turnover of 5284 crores (F.Y.2008-09) having an installed capacity of 2857.20 MW and it is likely to augment its capacity by addition of about 10427.20 MW in the XIth- XIIth Plan. Applications are invited from young and promising Indian citizens having good academic record to join the organization for the following posts for its various Power Plants, Sub-stations, offices, hospitals & dispensaries spread across the state of West Bengal and Jharkhand.

Post: Jr.Pharmacist Gr-II

Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutic products that modulate the human gut microbiome to treat gastrointestinal diseases, announced that it recently has been issued US patent number 9,370,532 by the US Patent & Trademark Office.

Lonza announced  that it recently acquired Triangle Research Labs (TRL) from PBM Capital Group. TRL is a fast-growing hepatocyte provider with products supporting in vitro evaluation of metabolism, drug-drug interactions, drug transporter activity, toxicity of drug candidates and other applications. Triangle Research Labs has facilities based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (USA).

Novartis announced that The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published data for PKC412 (midostaurin) demonstrating an overall response rate, defined as a major or partial response, of 60% (95% confidence interval [CI], 49-70%; P<0.001) in patients with advanced systemic mastocytosis (SM). The median duration of response for all responders in the primary efficacy population was 24.1 months (95% CI, 10.8-not estimated [NE].

Ahmedabad-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd entered a  binding agreement to acquire a manufacturing unit of Hyderabad-based Glochem Industries Ltd. The Visakhapatnam unit, approved by the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and European regulatory authorities, is a multi-product facility which can manufacture advance intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). With the latest acquisition, Torrent Pharma, which currently has five formulation manufacturing units, will have three API units for the regulated markets. The acquisition will help the firm in vertically integrating its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) filings in the future, it said in a statement.

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1 July 2016
Application for the post of Pharmacists (05 Posts) under Central Government Health Scheme

Application for the post of Pharmacists (Unani) under CGHS, Delhi, are to be sent to ADO, NG, CGHS(HQ) Office of the Additional Director (HQ), Cehtral Government Health Scheme, R.K.Puram, Sector - 12, New Delhi - 110011.

Post : Pharmacist