A few years ago India’s Alkem Laboratories was in the hot seat with the FDA, having had several plants cited by inspectors. Today it is in the driver’s seat after the agency approved its new generic ...

Although the patent on valsartan (Diovan, Novartis) expired last Friday, a generic version of the popular antihypertensive drug has yet to make it to market. By contrast, a generic version of Diovan ...

Novartis took its first big hit from new Diovan generics during last year's third quarter, when Ranbaxy Laboratories finally won approval for its exclusive generic of the blood pressure pill. And it ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis (NOVN.VX) plans to axe around 500 jobs in shutting a U.S. plant that makes its blood pressure pill Diovan, marking the second reorganization of its operations in as many ...

Diovan HCT is used for the treatment of high blood pressure (:HBP). According to IMS Health, Diovan HCT (80/12.5 mg, 160/12.5 mg, 160/25 mg, 320/12.5 mg and 320/25 mg tablets), generated US revenues ...

Credit: Getty Images. The approval was based on data from 3 clinical studies that assessed the antihypertensive effect of valsartan in 290 children 1 to less than 6 years of age. The Food and Drug ...

Problems surrounding the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan have shed fresh light on opaque and sometimes questionable ties between medical researchers and pharmaceutical firms. More facts behind the ...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two single-pill combination medications, Diovan HCT(R) (valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide) and Exforge ...

Novartis is maintaining its distance over claims of data manipulation in a Japanese post-marketing trial of the company’s antihypertensive valsartan (Diovan) in angina and stroke. Novartis is ...

Novartis says it is likely to face criminal charges in Japan relating to manipulation of data by an employee on its blood pressure blockbuster Diovan. Novartis says it is likely to face criminal ...

The Price section compares costs of the same generic drugs across brands and is purely for information purpose. Medindia neither buys nor sells drugs. Valsartan (Diovan (160 mg)) is an angiotensin II ...