Nov 17 2023, 08:54
4 insights to kick-start the day, featuring Kilitch's decision to pull out eyedrops in the US:
The Indian drugmaker is pulling out 27 products from top retailers including Rite Aid, Target and Walmart following public warnings of possible infections from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The US regulator flagged safety concerns due to unsanitary conditions at the manufacturing site. The products are intended to be sterile. Ophthalmic drug products pose a potentially heightened risk of harm because drugs applied on eyes bypass some of the body's natural defences. Kilitch has not received any reports of adverse events related to the recall, USFDA says.
Microbiologists at Kilitch were filling backdated test results that purported to show batches of eyedrops were sterile, Bloomberg reports. "Samples revealed bacterial contamination in filling areas where the eyedrops were bottled," it said. Earlier this year, the US agencies had found that Chennai- based drugmaker Global Pharma's eye care brand Ezricare was linked to a drug-resistant bacteria that caused blindness in some cases.
Amazon Prime's sports bet
Amazon Prime Video will stream 15 sports including cricket, football, rugby, kabaddi, basketball, and horseracing through this partnership. Users would need an add-on annual FanCode subscription priced at INR249. The move is part of the e-commerce giant's efforts to step up its streaming play in the country. The partnership, reports said, will help Amazon Prime compete with Jio and Disney+Hotstar. FanCode, founded in 2019, has partnerships with ICC Pathways, Cricket West Indies, EFL, CONMEBOL, Volleyball World, and FIBA. While it might be difficult for Amazon to create an impact now, it can cash in on non-cricket games.Amazon spent USD50 million in 2017 to stream National Football League's (NFL) Thursday night games.
source: et
Nov 17 2023, 10:17