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…
Govt Job: Walk in interview for Pharmacist at PGIMER
The PGIMER owes its inception to the vision of late Sardar Partap Singh Kairon, the then Chief Minister of Punjab and the distinguished medical educationists of the then combined state of Punjab,…
Here’s what is latest on WHO-recommended influenza vaccines for recently evolved strains
Seasonal influenza, commonly known as flu, is a contagious viral respiratory illness. However, it is easily mistaken for the common cold — an infection caused by a different viral strain. While…
Expert Panel To Examine The Issue Of Selling Cefixime, Lactic Acid Bacillus FDC At Higher Price
New Delhi : An expert committee constituted by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has decided to examine the issue of selling antibacterial drug cefixime as a fixed dose combination (FDC)…
Overuse Of Steroid Causing Damage: Experts
New Delhi : A woman in her early 50s recently underwent hip replacement surgery at AIIMS. Doctors suspect the woman, a resident of Delhi, suffered from hip joint damage due…
