Saridon, Panderm among over 6,000 medicines face ban
New Delhi: The Centre’s decision on Wednesday to ban the manufacture, sale and distribution of 328 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs has brought around 6,000 prominent medicines under the radar,…
FDA approves AstraZeneca’s drug for rare form of blood cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it approved AstraZeneca Plc’s treatment for hairy cell leukemia, a slow-growing type of blood cancer. The treatment, marketed as Lumoxiti, was…
Banning 328 FDCs a step towards rectifying ‘grave’ situation of pharma market: AIDAN
New Delhi: Lauding the government’s decision to ban 328 fixed-dose combination (FDC) of drugs and restricting another six, a group of NGOs Thursday said it was a step towards rectifying…
Delhi CM Directs Health Minister to enquire thoroughly regarding the Supply Of ‘Substandard’ Materials At GB Pant Hospital
Recently the substandard material has been supplied to Delhi government-run GB Pant Hospital and taking action on that complaint, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed Health Minister Satyendar Jain to…
Indraprastha Apollo ENT Surgeon completes 100 Robotic Surgeries
New Delhi: Dr Kalpana Nagpal, Senior consultant Surgeon, Dept of ENT, Head & Neck in Apollo is a master hand at console of a surgical robot. Her record of 100…
How clerk-turned-billionaire Ramprasad Reddy made Aurobindo a giant pharma company
We don’t know if Ramprasad Reddy’s proudest moment was the invitation by then Secretary General Kofi Annan to speak at the United Nations in November 2006 – he is one…
Experts urge govt. to regulate medical implants
New Delhi : Given the ‘faulty hip implants’ of metal on the metal prosthesis, medical experts urged the government to establish a National Joint Replacement Registry to regulate medical implants…
Discovery of new neurons in the inner ear can lead to new therapies for hearing disorders
Sweden, 2018-09-12 :Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which are new to science. The analysis of these…
Sun Pharma shares spurt 3 pc; m-cap rises by Rs 4,500 cr
New Delhi: Shares of Sun Pharma Wednesday witnessed volatile trading but finally settled with gains of nearly 3 per cent, following which the market capitalisation of the company rose by…
Government prohibits 328 fixed dose combinations
The health ministry pruned a list of banned combination medicines and added restrictions to the dosages or uses for six more types of such drugs, saying their ingredients had no…
