Minister Mandaviya Defends New NMC Logo
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday dismissed concerns over the new logo of the National Medical Commission (NMC) displaying the Hindu God Dhanvantari, saying that instead of questioning…
DCC Recommends To Form Uniform Guidelines For Drug Inspectors To Arrest Offenders
New Delhi: The Central drug regulator may come up with uniform guidelines with regard to the power of drug inspectors to arrest offenders for cognizable offences, in line with a Supreme…
PGI toxic injection case: Victim dies during treatment
Chandigarh: The patient who was allegedly injected with a cocktail of toxic substances by a woman who managed to gain access into the gynaecology ward of PGI, died on Sunday. The 24-year-old patient, Harmeet…
Jan Aushadhi scheme has led to savings of Rs 7,416 cr for citizens this fiscal: Govt
New Delhi: The over 10,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country have led to savings of around Rs 7,416 crore for the citizens this financial year, Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.…
DCGI Temporarily Defers Inspection Of Labs To Focus On Cough Syrup Companies
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has temporarily deferred risk-based inspection of manufacturing units and private testing labs across India to ensure staff is deployed first for verification…
6 crore Hospital Admissions Costing Rs 77,298 Cr Under AB PM-JAY Till Nov, 23: Govt To LS
NEW DELHI: Approximately six crore hospital admissions entailing an expenditure of Rs 77,298 crore have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana till November 30, Union…
Saharanpur: City Residents Consumed 15 Lakh Antibiotic Tablets In Two Months
Saharanpur: When record dengue cases were reported in the district, people consumed a lot of medicines. Antibiotic medicine was also given along with paracetamol. The surprising FACT is that within two…
Painkiller Meftal can have adverse reactions, government issues alert
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) issued a drug safety alert about Meftal painkiller, stating that its constituent, mefenamic acid, can cause adverse reactions, including drug reactions with eosinophilia and systemic…
Gujarat: 8 Arrested For Manufacture, Sale Of Beer In Guise Of Ayurvedic Syrup
Dwarka: Eight persons were arrested in Devbhumi Dwarka in Gujarat for allegedly manufacturing and selling prohibited alcoholic beer in the guise of Ayurvedic syrup, a police official said on Thursday.…
Two crore alcoholic syrup bottles sold across Saurashtra since 2023
RAJKOT: The probe into the sinister racket of smuggling alcoholic herbal syrups from Silvassa has revealed that the racketeers sold the intoxicating concoction worth Rs 45 crore only in Saurashtra since 2020.…
