• Pharma
  • August 29, 2023
  • 9 views
We want assurance of quality of generic medicines, says IMA President

NEW DELHI : Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr Sharad Agarwal has raised concerns over the quality of generic medicine made in India. In an interview, he also raised concerns…

  • Pharma
  • August 25, 2023
  • 10 views
Order directing doctors to prescribe only generic medicines put on hold

The orders issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) which had barred doctors from prescribing medicines other than generic drugs has been put on hold with immediate effect. The decision…

  • Pharma
  • August 21, 2023
  • 6 views
Generic drugs issue: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to meet IMA, NMC brass today

NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the newly-notified regulation – National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023 – which, among other things,…

  • Pharma
  • February 16, 2021
  • 5 views
IMA To Begin Mass Petition Movement Against Govt’s Move Allowing Ayurveda Doctors To Perform Surgery

Mumbai : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced that the association will begin a mass petition movement from February 15 to March 31, 2021 against the Central Council of…

  • Pharma
  • December 9, 2019
  • 4 views
Pharma Trade in India Sexed Up for Promotion

New Delhi: The pharma trade is sexed up with doctors being allured by even flesh. This underbelly of drug promotion has been exposed by none other than Medical Representatives who…

  • Pharma
  • August 20, 2019
  • 3 views
Lancet’s ‘Cross Pathy’ triggers Outrage across Medical India

New Delhi/ London: It seems Lancet’s immune system has been breached and some anti- India bacteria has invaded its lymphatic insides. Medical India has stood as one to launch a…

Violence Against On Duty Doctors May Soon Attract 10-Year Jail Term

NEW DELHI: Violence against on-duty doctors may be treated as a cognizable and non-bailable offence, attracting jail term of up to 10 years along with a hefty penalty of at…

Doctors in India are a harried lot, thanks to their paucity

New Delhi: Dearth of doctors is a major concern in India. Thanks to their paucity, they find themselves quite unequal to the enormity of patient burden. Experts say doctors will…

IMA constitutes a Fact Finding Committee on Suicide of Payal Datri

New Delhi: As a cohesive effort to ascertain the social and hierarchical dimensions and the dynamics inside the medical profession, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), a national voluntary organization of…

  • Health
  • April 8, 2019
  • 5 views
Heart Care Foundation of India issued Health Sutras on World Health Day

New Delhi: High blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol can remain silent for up to a decade. A pulse rate of less than 60 or more than 100 is…