Gujarat FDCA’s M-Governance Programme To Be Rolled Out Soon
Mumbai : The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA)’s flagship m-governance programme will soon see the light of the day as all three phases of safety audit have been concluded…
30 Held For Running Illegal Cough Syrup Racket In Odisha’s Bargarh
Bargarh : A total of 30 drug dealers were reportedly arrested for their alleged involvement in smuggling of illegal cough syrup in Odisha’s Bargarh district. Sources said the racketeers nabbed…
Lucknow-based online drug supplier on NCB Mumbai’s radar
Lucknow : An online drug supplier, operating from the bustling and densely populated Khadra locality in Lucknow, has come under the scrutiny of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai unit.…
Call on ‘generics drugs only’ clause after internal talks, says govt
New Delhi : Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting on Monday to discuss contentious issues related to the newly notified regulations by the National Medical Council (NMC). The minister said he will…
Vaccination Prior To COVID-19 Infection Provided 60% Protection Against Post-Discharge Mortality: ICMR Research Study
New Delhi : The study on factors related to the post-discharge one-year mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that…
NMC Cautions All State Regulators Against Doctors Using Fake Qualifications
New Delhi : India’s apex medical regulatory authority has asked all state regulators to ensure that doctors do not portray themselves to be specialists or superspecialists in specific fields through the…
CM Shinde presents Ratan Tata with ‘Udyog Ratna’, calls him an institution
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday hailed industrialist Ratan Tata, the first-ever recipient of the ‘Udyog Ratna’ award instituted by the state government, as an “institution”. Shinde also said…
US: FDA Drops Ivermectin Bombshell
Doctors are free to prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID-19, a lawyer representing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week. “FDA explicitly recognizes that doctors do have the…
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,…
Indian Expert Dr. A. Ramkishan Appointed by WHO to Advisory Panel
HYDERABAD: Dr A. Ramkishan, deputy drugs controller of India, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), has been appointed as one of the experts on the advisory panel on biological standardisation for…
