Health ministry likely to ban over 300 combo drugs
NEW DELHI: The health ministry may soon ban over 300 fixed-dose combination (FDC) medicines, accepting recommendations of a sub-committee of India’s apex drug advisory body. The move, which is expected…
Curing the poor : Dedicated to sustainable healthcare transformation
By Dr. Shuchin Bajaj Founder Director, Cygnus Hospitals Today as the world stresses on economic growth, globalisation and privatisation; a silent section of the society seems to slip through all…
Allergan sues Pfizer over costs of opioid litigation
Allergan Plc on Thursday sued Pfizer Inc to require its rival to cover any damages it is forced to pay as a result of hundreds of lawsuits claiming Allergan deceptively…
Govt panel calls for lifting ban on retailing oxytocin
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has approved a proposal to amend the health ministry notification banning the retail sale of oxytocin in order “to ensure availability for human use”.…
Vote in favour of Fortis-IHH deal, says proxy advisory firm
Proxy advisory firm ISS has recommended that Fortis Healthcare shareholders vote in favour of resolutions pertaining to the hospital chain’s proposed deal with Malaysian group IHH. ISS said the deal…
Lasik Financing
LASIK, short for Laser-Assisted Sitting Keratomileusis, is a type of refractive surgical procedure that improves the cornea of the eye in order to fix myopia, hyperopia, and also astigmatism. It…
Chinese biotech Ascletis rallies in HK debut, in test of new market rules
HONG KONG: Shares in Chinese biotech company Ascletis Pharma Inc rose as much as 6.4 percent on their debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday, in the first such listing in…
Maha FDA will soon talk with cosmetic brands to keep a check on Fake cosmetics
Fake cosmetics are selling freely in the Indian market and the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to take the initiative to keep a check on the fake cosmetics.…
343 FDCs should continue banned as they expose Patients To health risks
An expert panel team appointed by the government has recommended the continuation of the ban on 343 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs. The expert sub-committee of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board…
Should Delhiites go for screening en masse for Lung Cancer?
New Delhi: Dr Arvind Kumar, undeniably the best lung cancer surgeon in India, today presented a very scary picture of incidences of lung cancer and painted it as an epidemic…
