Pharma News

In a study published in Science, researchers at Karolinska Institutet describe the neural processes behind how morphine relieves pain. This is valuable knowledge because the drug has such serious side effects. 

Morphine is a powerful painkiller that belongs to the group of opioids. It blocks signals in the pain pathways and also increases feelings of pleasure.  Morphine acts on several central and peripheral pain pathways in the body, but the neural processes behind the pain relief have not previously been fully understood.  

Certain types of gut bacteria can hinder the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

Eugia Pharma  receives a warning letter from FDA which summarizes significant violations of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for finished pharmaceuticals.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected a drug manufacturing facility of Eugia Pharma Specialities Limited (Unit III), at Patancheru (Mandal), Sangareddy, Hyderabad, Telangana, from January 22 to February 2, 2024. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aurobindo Pharma.

Indoco Remedies receives final ANDA approval from the USFDA  for Lofexidine Tablets 0.18 mg with Competitive Generic Therapy designation, It is a generic equivalent of Lucemyra Tablets, 0.18 mg of USWM, LLC.

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare & Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri J.P. Nadda inaugurated the ‘First Policy Makers’ Forum’, here today, which will run until 22nd August 2024. To elevate India's position in the global pharmaceutical sector, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the Ministry of External Affairs, hosted an international delegation of policymakers and drug regulators from 15 countries.