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…
There is no vaccine, medicine with zero side effects, says former AIIMS chief
Dr Randeep Guleria spoke about the misconceptions of Covid vaccines causing blood clots, heart attacks and other diseases during the pandemic, in an interview with The Lallantop’s Sarwat. While the…
SC issues notice on PIL seeking action against doctors who do not prescribe generic medicines
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a PIL seeking disciplinary actions against doctors who fail to prescribe generic medicines. A bench comprising Chief Justice of…
PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ Chant on way to become Cant
Gandhi Nagar/New Delhi : The shrill call of recall of The New Drugs, Medical Devices & Cosmetics Bill is in-your- face in the midst of Indian MedTech Expo under the…
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,…
