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Diabetes drug improves survival in kidney disease patients

The British drugmaker said Farxiga was shown in a study to cut the risk of dying from any cause for people suffering from chronic kidney disease by 31% when compared to a group on placebo.

Lahore SHOs to undergo dope test over ‘use of drugs’: sources

The action against the SHOs was ordered after a report blamed them for consuming and supporting drugs-related activities.

Blood cancer drug wins European panel thumbs-up

A panel of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday has recommended approving GlaxoSmithKline’s experimental treatment for a common form of blood cancer

Rising drug-addicts linked to surge in Karachi crime, claims city police chief

We have witnessed a decline in criminal activities in the city whenever strict action is taken against drug-addicts, said AIG Ghulam Nabi Memon.

Life-saving HIV drugs risk running out, says WHO

About 38 million people worldwide are currently infected with HIV

Novartis halts hydroxychloroquine trial against COVID-19

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is halting its trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) against COVID-19 after struggling to find participants

Pharma testing plant-based drug as COVID-19 treatment

Indian drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said on Friday it was testing a plant-derived drug, AQCH

Taiwan approves anti-viral drug to treat COVID-19

Taiwan has been successful at preventing the coronavirus from spreading, thanks to early detection and prevention work and a first rate public health system

Global COVID-19 trial of two drugs begins

Demand for hydroxychloroquine surged after Trump touted it in early April. He said this week he was now taking it as a preventive medicine against the virus

Korean researchers find drug that is more effective in treating COVID-19 than remdesivir

A research team at the Institute Pasteur Korea have identified a drug that appears to be more effective in treating COVID-19 than Gilead’s remdesivir. The...

US firm has allowed Pakistani drugmakers to make COVID-19 drug: Zafar Mirza

Dr Mirza said that an American company Gilead has given a voluntary licence to five companies in South Asia and one of them is a Pakistani drug manufacturing company.

Triple antiviral drug shows early promise in COVID-19 trial

A triple drug combination of antiviral medicines helped relieve symptoms in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection

Coronavirus hospital says HIV drug beneficial to patients

Doctors at the primary hospital treating severe coronavirus patients in the city of Wuhan said they have been using the HIV drug Kaletra since January

India eases malaria drug export ban after Trump threat

India announced Tuesday a partial lifting of a fresh export ban on a malaria drug seen as a potential coronavirus treatment, after US President Donald Trump hinted at "retaliation".

Russia claims it has the drug to treat coronavirus

Russian authorities announced developing the drug as global coronavirus tally surpassed 600,000 confirmed patients.

Women, Kids of Gwadar protest prevalent drug abuse in region

The angry protesting mob of females set fire to places where the druggies sat and indulged in the self-infliction.

Drugs worth Rs 10 mn recovered in Karachi raid, dealer arrested

Excise authorities on Wednesday claimed to nab a drug peddler in the city, recovering a huge cache of heroin and ice drugs worth Rs 10 million from his possession.

Antibiotics maker files for bankruptcy

The drugmaker, which has four antibiotics on the market, warned that it was running out of cash last month

Man accused of supplying ice drug to Isb students nabbed

The accused was involved in bringing the drug from Peshawar and supplying it to students at various universities in Islamabad.

TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease

The initiatives came as the United Nations seeks to galvanize the campaign against TB, which killed 1.5 million people last year and saw 10 million more infected
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