Wockhardt recalled 5 drugs in UK after regulatory strictures


Indian Drug maker Wockhardt on 17th October recalled five over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in the UK following the withdrawal of good manufacturing practices (GMP) certificate for its Chikalthana, Aurangabad, unit last week. After this, the UKMHRA directed pharmacies, dispensing clinics and wholesalers to return five different prescription-only medicines manufactured by the pharmaceutical company.

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Good News for Diabetes Patients - Insulin Pill on the make


An insulin pill, long desired by diabetes patients but abandoned as not physically viable, could be available by the end of this decade as an Israeli pharmaceutical  company named Oramed Pharmaceuticals races along a Danish pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk  to be first with what could be a multibillion-dollar product.

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