GPAT 2011: Important Dates

Friends, finally the date of the war has been announced...so, start sharpening your weapons for GPAT 2011. Details: Registration for GPAT – 2011 examination will be ONLINE. The GPAT – 2011 examination will be at selected centers throughout India. The GPAT – 2011 examination will have multiple choice question ( MCQs ) as GPAT – 2010. The syllabus of...

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Pharma's Top 10 Blockbuster Drugs

Pharma's Top 10 Blockbuster Drugs 1) Lipitor(Atorvastatin) Maker: Pfizer Sales Rank: 1 Technology: Chiral chemistry 2009 Sales: $12.5 billion Indications: Hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia (Fredrickson types IIa and IIb) to reduce total cholesterol. 2) Plavix (clopidogrel) Maker: Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis. Sales Rank: 2 Technology:...

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National Level Online PowerPoint Presentations Competition

Hey guys...here's A National Level Online PowerPoint Presentations Competition for Indian Pharmacy Students and Professionals. Go ahead and show your talent...A very nice platform to exhibit your skills.. Dates: Abstract and Powerpoint: October 12th, 2010 Online Contest : October 20th to Nov 7 th. Results : on Nov 14th. Theme: Visualizing Pharmaceutical...

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Dicarba Insulin: A Boon for the Diabetics

Some good news for diabetics. Scientists have created an insulin which they claim can survive warmth and doesn’t require to be kept in a fridge. Normally, insulin starts to go bad above 4°C — making insulin supply very difficult in areas that don’t have refrigeration. Now, an international team, led by Monash University, has successfully strengthened...

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William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer? | Video on TED.com

William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer? | Video on TED.comAn excellent insight into the therapy of anti- angiogenesis as a tool to fight cancer!!Friends, Cancer has always been a devastating disease because of its late detection, so Dr. William Lee has come up with the idea to prevent cancer in its early stages itself!!For those who are ignorant of...

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Tattle tale pill : An Ultimate Discovery

Friends, no need to worry now, if you have  near and dear ones who are ill and who forget to take their medicines....the solution is here.... The subsisting Hitch: It is interesting to find out 10% of patients fail to take the medicine as prescribed and the patients prescribed on more than five medications fail to take the accurate doses resulting in 218,000 deaths annually  when the patient doesn't take/ skip their medication. How to tackle the problem:How to confirm that patient has swallowed the medicine? Is there any ray of...

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DIFFERENT PRICES FOR THE SAME MEDICINE: A BIG WORRY

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The discovery of cancer drug cisplatin

Its origin had nothing to do with cancer or drug.  Biophysicist Barnett Rosenberg conceived the idea that electric currents may affect cell growth.  He designed an experiment that passed an electric current through a soup of chemical nutrients in which bacteria grew.  For electrodes he decided to...

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The Sildenafil story(Viagra)

It would not become a drug for heart diseases, researchers at Pfizer sighed.  For years they worked on sildenafil, an inhibitor of the PDE5 enzyme, which they hoped would be effective in relaxing coronary arteries and relieving chest pain.  Their hope was dashed by 1992. Only one out of ten candidates entering clinical trials successfully passes through the gauntlet and reaches consumers, but statistics is little consolation for those who see their projects falling on the heap of nine.  Gloomily,...

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GPAT quiz

 Here is the link to one of the most exclusive gpat questions!! all for you...  http://www.pharmainfo.net/gpat-quizzes And for the preparation of GPAT, you will get the perfect guidance here...... http://www.pharmatutor.org/exam-alert/prepare-for-pharma-entrances.html so, guys......njoy!!...

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Indian Pharma players grab the opportunity as US Patent expiries enter the market

2010-12 period is the most lucrative for the Indian companies as 26 major drugs with total sales of $69 billion are set to lose patent protection. Recently, US Pharma market, although the world’s largest was seen dwindling as it grew a meagre 1-2% in 2009, in comparison to emerging economies in Asia and Latin America, such as Brazil, Turkey and Mexico which have been growing at a healthy 14-15% annually. But the impending patent expiries are set to turn the tide in favour of the US again. Though it is common knowledge that the price of the drug...

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Pharma Block Busters: New US FDA drug Approvals: INDIA

Pharma Block Busters: New US FDA drug Approvals: INDIA Good news for the India Pharma Industry: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has recieved FDA's approval for moexipril hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide tablets.The tablets are the generic version of Schwarz Pharmaceuticals' Uniretic and are used to treat Hypertension. This drug has annual sales of $8 million in the US.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another Indian Major, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries recieved the approval...

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Pharma block Busters

Hello friends!!Namaste to all the Pharmacists of today, the upcoming Pharmacists and all those who love Blogging. Just as i am writing this blog, i feel the need for more pharma blogs.....as blogs concerned with pharma world are far too few. And if the technology provides us an opportunity then why to waste ......This blog is exclusively for the Pharmacists....so,...

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