Glenmark gets USFDA nod for post-menopause osteoporosis drug

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 12:11

The approval for sale of Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets was given to Glenmark Generics Inc USA, a subsidiary of Glenmark Generics Ltd.

Europe watchdog advises suspending `risky` osteoporosis drug

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 02:41

A committee of Europe`s medicines watchdog on Friday recommended suspending the use of an osteoporosis drug, saying the risks, including heart attacks, outweighed the benefits.

Dr Reddy's launches generic Zoledronic Acid injection in US

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 12:51

Zoledronic Acid injection is used for treating osteoporosis and Paget's disease of bone.

World Osteoporosis Day: Save yourself!

Last Updated: Saturday, October 20, 2012, 20:04

Just maintaining a healthy lifestyle and consuming a rich balanced diet is enough to ward off this disease.

Health – Where genders differ

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 21:59

Though the social outlook towards women is changing, yet the gender difference does come into play when the issue is related to health.

Dr Reddy's launches osteoporosis tablets in US

Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2012, 14:21

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Monday said it has launched generic tablets used for treating post- menopausal osteoporosis in the American market.

3-D printer used `to make bone-like material`

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 17:51

An Indian-origin researcher -led team has created a bone-like material and structure using a 3-D printer, which it claims can well be used in orthopaedic procedures, dental work, and to deliver osteoporosis medicine.