To check Oneindia News on your Mobile
go to:   http://m.oneindia.in/news/
  •  

Clinigene comples safety study on insulin vials

Bangalore, Dec 26 (UNI) Clinigene International Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of biopharma major Biocon has concluded a landmark post marketing results of Insugen evaluation (pride) study covering 6164 patients and 507 doctors.

The Company in a release here said today that the study was the largest documented safety study on insulin vials with 99 per cent of the doctors opined that safety with Insugen was at par with the leading marketed brands of insulin in the country.

The efficacy of Insugen in treating diabetes mellitus was as expected by the investigators the released said that the number of patients involved was in excess of the regulatory requirement of 500 patients as stipulated by the Drug Controller General of India.

Dr Arvind Attignal, Chief Operating Officer of Clinigene said in the release the study involved three fomulations of Insugen covering subjects with all types of diabetes mellitus and those requiring insulin. The response in terms of glycemic control was monitored by routine tests such as fasting and post prandial blood sugar.

Overall treatment with Insugen was administered to 334 patients with Type I diabetes and 5555 with type II diabetes.

The study also called Phase Iv studies were done as part of regulatory requirement to ascertain primarily the safety of the drug in addition to its efficacy.

UNI VK RM TS1536

Burglars strike in suburbs

Chennai, Dec 26 (UNI) Four robberies, including three incidents of housebreaking in which 139 sovereigns of gold ornaments and a cash of Rs 6 lakahs and other valuables were robbed, have been reported here in the last few days. Police said in one of these burglaries, unidentified miscreants broke open a locked house and made away with 65 sovereigns of gold ornaments, Rs three lakh in cash and other valuables at East Tambaram suburb. Chandran.....

Karnataka on course in helping disabled persons:Kumaraswamy

Bangalore, Dec 26 (UNI) Karnataka will form a separate Corporation for the Development of the physically challenged population in the State and double the honorarium provided to them, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said. Asserting that the State had not lagged behind in providing benefits to the disabled persons he told a meeting of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that the monthly allowance paid to the physically challenged persons would be doubled from.....

War widow accuses Sainik Welfare Director of sexual harassment

Chandigarh, Dec 26 (UNI) The widow of an Army martyr has alleged in a complaint to the National Commission for Women (NCW) that she was sexually harassed by the Director of Punjab Sainik Welfare Board, under whom she has been working. Addressing a press conference here today, Ms Raj Kaur accused Brig (retd) J S Jaswal, the Director of the Board, of serious allegations of making advancements towards her in office on several occasions and even.....
User Comments
[ Post Comments ]
Be the first to comment on this article.
Oneindia  Oneindia Login