‘New Covid-19 variant C.1.2 may evade vax protection’

New Delhi: A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which cause Covid-19, has been detected in South Africa and many other countries globally which could be more transmissible and evade protection…

Granules India gets Health Canada nod to market arthritis tablets

Drug firm Granules India on Monday said it has received marketing nod from Health Canada for its Acetaminophen extended-release tablets used in the treatment of arthritis pain. The company has received approval from Health Canada for…

Govt Job: Walk in interview for Pharmacist at ESIC Hospital

Employees State Insurance Corporation of India is an integrated social security system tailored to provide social protection to workers,immediate dependent or family, in the organised sector, in contingencies, such as,…

India’s Bharat Biotech scouts international COVID-19 vaccine partners

Indian vaccine maker Bharat Biotech is seeking international manufacturing partners as it targets a billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine each year, the company said on Sunday. COVAXIN, the company’s home-grown COVID-19…

Three FDCs containing cefixime and cefadroxil is approved as rational by DCGI

The Drugs Controller General (India) has allowed cefixime+cloxacillin; cefaxime+cloxacillin+lactobacillus; and cefadroxil+ clavulanic acid, the three fixed dose combinations (FDCs) as rational with certain conditions. As regard to FDC of cefixime+cloxacillin and cefixime+cloxacillin+lactobacillus,…

Govt Job for Pharmacists under Home Ministry: 233 posts

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a deputationist force under Ministry of Home Affairs. The Battalions of this force are deployed in various places of the country to provide rescue…

A Delhi Doctor Defying Ageing, as Good as 30 @60

New Delhi:  Age is just a number. Dr Rajesh Acharya, senior consultant, Department of Neuro Surgeon proves it by completing his 80 half Marathons @60 giving younger ones a run…

Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves – but that’s no reason to skip your shot

The hypothetical possibility that the COVID-19 vaccines could result in more harmful variants is no reason to avoid inoculation. Rather, it shows the need to continue developing vaccines. In 2015, my collaborators…

Covid-19 Bigger Blood Clot Threat Than Vaccines, UK Study Finds

London : A coronavirus infection presents a much higher risk of developing a blood clot than the first dose of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, a large study led…

PharmEasy plans to file IPO papers by October

India’s largest e-pharmacy platform PharmEasy is gearing up to file draft papers by October before an Initial Public Offering (IPO) later in the fiscal year, sources said. This comes at a time…