News about pharmaceutics

Kazakh PM gives Health Ministry three months to finalize major pharmaceutical investment deals Tengrinews.kz – Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has announced significant changes to Kazakhstan’s medicine procurement system and set a three-month
02 December 2025 18:21
Sick residents empty pharmacy shelves: Health Ministry promises solution Tengrinews.kz – Astana is experiencing a sharp seasonal surge in influenza and acute respiratory infections, prompting complaints about overcrowded
19 November 2025 22:14
Almaty residents complain about aspirin shortage in pharmacies Tengrinews.kz – Residents of Almaty have complained about the lack of aspirin in the city’s pharmacies.
10 September 2025 10:45
Ministry of Healthcare named the most popular medicines in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan has named the best-selling medicines in the country, citing the ministry’s press service.
21 July 2025 09:26
Imprisonment of up to 15 years: Ministry of Internal Affairs addressed pharmacists Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan has reminded pharmacy and pharmaceutical company executives of the legal responsibility
24 February 2025 19:48
17 people died as a result of an explosion at a pharmaceutical factory Tengrinews.kz – A powerful explosion occurred at a pharmaceutical plant in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, resulting in at least 17 deaths
22 August 2024 19:05
Biotech stocks fall as Clinton slams high drug prices Biotech stocks took a hit after Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton pledged to take action against runaway price increases on specialty drugs.
22 September 2015 13:54
French drugmaker delivers first semi-synthetic malaria drugs French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced the delivery of the first anti-malaria drugs to millions of patients in Africa.
13 August 2014 14:40
FedEx indicted for shipping illegal online pharmacy meds The US Justice Department announced that package-delivery giant FedEx has been indicted for allegedly facilitating the distribution of controlled substances and prescription drugs sold by illegal online pharmacies.
19 July 2014 10:18
Japan prosecutors arrest ex-Novartis employee over data Prosecutors on Wednesday arrested a former employee of the Japanese unit of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis for allegedly manipulating research data to exaggerate the benefits of a popular blood-pressure drug.
11 June 2014 14:11
Germany's Bayer says new products drive Q1 growth German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, maker of Aspirin, said on Monday it turned in a better first quarter performance than expected thanks to healthy growth driven by new products.
29 April 2014 10:47
GSK, Novartis unveil major healthcare revamp British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and Swiss peer Novartis announced a major shake-up of their healthcare divisions on Tuesday in deals worth billions of dollars.
23 April 2014 00:31
Indian drug maker Sun to buy troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 bln Top Indian drug giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said Monday it had agreed to buy its troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 billion in stock, ending its ill-fated six-year control by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo.
07 April 2014 14:29
Novartis replaces top Japan executives over drug trial scandal Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Thursday it was replacing the top executives at its Japanese unit over allegations the division hid serious potential side effects of leukaemia treatments from regulators.
03 April 2014 14:57
New Japan research scandal brewing over Alzheimer's study Japan's health ministry said Friday it was probing claims falsified data was used in an Alzheimer's disease study involving major pharmaceutical firms, a day after filing an unrelated criminal complaint against Swiss drugs giant Novartis.
10 January 2014 18:26
Japan's top drugmaker appoints first foreign boss Japan's top drugmaker said Saturday it had picked a GlaxoSmithKline executive as its next president in a rare example of overseas head-hunting by a major Japanese firm.
01 December 2013 11:55
GSK to seek green light for malaria vaccine British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Tuesday it hoped to get the green light for a prototype vaccine against malaria after trials showed it offered children a partial shield against the disease.
08 October 2013 12:12
China details charges against foreign fraud investigators Chinese state television put two foreign fraud investigators on display Tuesday as police announced they had been charged with illegally obtaining personal information.
27 August 2013 12:21
US fines Wyeth $490.9 mn for illegal drug marketing Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty to misbranding a drug that prevents the rejection of organ transplants and agreed to pay $490.9 million.
31 July 2013 13:21
Pfizer to invest in clinical tests in Kazakhstan The pharmaceutical giant will invest in development of clinical test centers in Kazakhstan.
14 June 2013 15:28
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