Only 7% Indians Want Doctors To Prescribe Only Generic Drugs: Survey
Mumbai : Just seven per cent of Indians support guidelines by the National Medicine Commission (NMC) asking doctors to prescribe only generic medicines, according to an online survey. As many…
DCGI Issues Alert On Suspected Falsified GLP-1-RA Products In The Market
New Delhi : The Central drug regulator has issued alert on suspected falsified versions of Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1-RA) products, an anti-diabetes management drug, in the market. The alert…
Newborn baby in Kerala’s Palakkad given five vaccines instead of one; nurse suspended
PALAKKAD: A five-day-old baby has been admitted to the Palakkad district hospital after being administered five vaccines, instead of one, by a nurse at the Primary Health Centre in Pirayiri,…
Tiruchy police arrest two men for selling drugs; seize 300 sedative pills
TIRUCHY: Tiruchy police arrested two persons who had reportedly been selling sedative pills in the city on Thursday and seized 300 pills and syringes from them. On a tip off that…
SPEED is just what the Doctor ordered for best Outcome in Knee Replacement
New Delhi: SPEED is Aakash Healthcare’s mantra of flawless knee replacement surgery. To pick from the latest glossary, this uniquely curated algorithm is a guarantee of best outcome, eliminating one…
Biosimilar Drug Companies caught candid trying to skirt around Conditions for Marketing
New Delhi : Renowned consumer activists have cut short attempts of biosimilar drug companies to take shortcut for marketing medicines. The makers of this genre of medicines are batting for…
‘Trademark’ Laughter of Cancer Warrior Pushpa Jha is Larger than Life
New Delhi : Can cancer be defeated? The answer is emphatic yes and amen! , if the patient is of the stuff 62 year old Pushpa Jha of Bihar is…
Exploring the Cutting-Edge Realm of Interventional Radiology
Dr Abhishek Bansal : Sr. Consultant and Head, Department of Interventional Radiology, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute and Action Cancer Hospital, New Delhi In the rapidly advancing landscape of modern…
What is attracting private equity funds to Indian pharma?
Scan any verbiage, online or in print, on Indian pharma and you are unlikely to miss space devoted to some of India’s leading pharma promoters contemplating a stake sale, either…
MedPlus looks to set up own pharma mfg units
Hyderabad : City-based pharmacy retail chain MedPlus Health Services Ltd, which recently launched sales of its own brand of generic medicines at an enticing discount range of 50-80 per cent, is now…
