Govt reviews medical device testing capabilities
New Delhi : The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is reviewing a task force report submitted to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on laboratories for testing medical…
ED files chargesheet in Rs 211 crore Insurance Medical Services fraud
HYDERABAD : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) in the Rs 211 crore Insurance Medical Services (IMS) fraud under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).…
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…
Consignment of banned tablets received in parcel seized
RAJOURI : The District Police Rajouri unearthed a new modus operandi of some peddlers who are receiving consignment of banned drugs in parcel with seizure of one such consignment in…
Expectant Mother comes out Unscathed from Cancer Conundrum in Apollo
New Delhi : Pregnancy and cancer of uterin cervix is a rare example of double whammy. And it is equally a rare feat to rescue both mother and child unscathed…
Jaypee Hospital pulls off a Reconstruction Miracle, restoring a Mangled Hand
Noida / New Delhi : It was a veritable reconstruction miracle. Thanks to flawless reconstruction surgery, a man who had nearly lost his badly mauled hand was handed a hand…
Four booked for producing, selling spurious medicines from Pinjore house
The chief minister’s (CM) flying squad on Tuesday busted a factory unit manufacturing allopathic drugs sans licence operating from a house in Pinjore was busted The accused have been identified…
Parliamentary Panel Recommends DoP To Expedite Implementation Of TMR For Medical Devices
New Delhi : The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended to the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to ensure expeditious implementation of the Trade Margin Rationalisation Policy…
US FDA Says To Stop Using 2 Eye Drop Products Because Of Serious Health Risks
Maryland : Federal health regulators are warning consumers to immediately stop using two additional eye drop products because of potential bacterial or fungal contamination. The Food and Drug Administration is advising people not…
‘No more sponsored lavish dinners, cocktail parties for doctors’: NMC lays down new guidelines
Medical conferences held at luxurious hotels with lavish dinners and cultural festivities might soon become a thing of the past due to new rules from the National Medical Commission. These…
