Topic

clinical trials

Clinical trials: DRAP seeks suggestions on revision of guidelines by 22nd

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has asked all the stakeholders to send their suggestions...

All set for Int’l workshop titled ‘ethical research in clinical trials’

Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am

ISLAMABAD: Two-day International workshop on ‘Ethical Research in Clinical Trials’ will be held under the...

Research, clinical trials in Pakistan: Experts term DRAP biggest hurdle

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

KARACHI: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), which is supposed to give go-ahead for the clinical ...

4G Clinical raises over $230mn growth equity from Goldman Sachs

Published 29 Jun, 2021 06:13pm

Neither one of us was going to go back and get a PhD in biochemistry and discover a molecule, but the way that we're intending to help is through technology, through our business practices, you know, removing bottlenecks in the clinical trial process.

China's Sinovac vaccine 67pc effective against symptomatic infection: Chile report

Published 16 Apr, 2021 07:39pm

The vaccine was 85% effective in preventing hospitalizations and 80% effective in preventing deaths, the government said in a report prepared by the Chilean health ministry.
Chile's study examined CoronaVac's effectiveness among 10.5 million people, again looking both at people who had been vaccinated and those who had not.

India approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine for emergency use

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 11:05am

India has become the 60th country to register Sputnik V after positive results of local Phase 3 clinical study
RDIF CEO says over 850 million doses of Sputnik V are going to be produced in India annually

Johnson & Johnson set to begin India trial of its single-shot vaccine

Published 09 Apr, 2021 10:48am

The Indian Express newspaper reported on Friday.

Valneva's COVID-19 shot set for Phase Three trial this month

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:29pm

The vaccine, Valneva said, was "generally safe and well tolerated across all dose groups tested, with no safety concerns identified by an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board".
"Based on the data assessed, the company has decided to advance the high dose into the phase 3 clinical trial. Other trials, including booster trials, involving antigen sparing doses will also be evaluated," Valneva said.

China approves inhaled CanSino vaccine for clinical trials

Published 23 Mar, 2021 05:31pm

As of March 20, China had administered 74.96 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to Our World in Data, a collaboration between Oxford University and a charity.

DRAP grants permission to another Chinese firm to conduct clinical trials of COVID vaccine

Published 14 Feb, 2021 02:57pm

Anhui Zhifei longcom will conduct its trials in Karachi at a private hospital, while in Lahore at the University of Health Sciences and another private health facility
At least 9,000 volunteers will participate in clinical trials of the Anhui Zhifei vaccine across the country

COVID-19: Govt's plan to procure vaccine is insufficient to protect country's 220 million population

Published 11 Jan, 2021 01:24pm

Pakistan is still waiting for the United Nation’s Covax mechanism to receive around 45 million free vaccine doses that will cover country’s 20 percent population
Many states including Turkey, Columbia, Bangladesh, Malaysia and India have already struck deals with different COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing firms
The Pakistan government has allowed the private sector players to procure vaccine from anywhere in the world and get registered with DRAP

Sindh Health Secretary gets COVID-19 vaccine shot in clinical trials

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:04pm

“I have presented myself for the vaccine trial as secretary health,” says Dr Kazim Jatoi.
Several prominent public figures including Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and his wife have volunteered to be vaccinated in clinical trials of a Chinese vaccine being conducted in the country.

COVID-19 vaccine: Chinese company seeks permission for clinical trials in Pakistan

Published 26 Dec, 2020 03:35pm

The company has contacted the Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) and expressed its desire for clinical trials of COVID-19 in Pakistan.
The clinical trials of the vaccine would be carried out in collaboration with a local pharma company, stated in the letter

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 4 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	25.59 ▲ 2.33 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 4 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	72.62 ▲ 6.6 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jun 4 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,707.26 ▲ 155.21 (10%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 4 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (10%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 4 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	21.16 ▲ 1.92 (9.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	32.65 ▲ 2.87 (9.64%)

Stock	Price
Popular Islamic / Jun 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	21.61 ▼ -1.96 (-8.32%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 4 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,000.70 ▼ -163.91 (-7.57%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 4 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80 ▼ -5.11 (-6%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	77.80 ▼ -4.68 (-5.67%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.40 ▼ -2.48 (-4.97%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 4 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	68.51 ▼ -2.97 (-4.16%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 4 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	6.46 ▼ -0.25 (-3.73%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 4 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	22.63 ▼ -0.76 (-3.25%)
Mandviwala / Jun 4 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	68.50 ▼ -2.22 (-3.14%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jun 4 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	361.05 ▼ -11.69 (-3.14%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	41,738,223 ▲ 0.18
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	11,889,989 ▲ 0.38
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	11,112,407 ▲ 2.27
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,821,049 ▲ 0.51
Telecard Limited / Jun 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	7,476,498 ▲ 0.47
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	7,360,862 ▲ 0.16
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,159,319 ▲ 0.4
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	6,866,587 ▲ 1.18
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,517,779 ▲ 0.43
Interloop Ltd. / Jun 4 Interloop Limited(ILP)	4,096,647 ▲ 1.47