Regime for New Drugs and Seperation of power of Center & State in Drug Department
As per Rule 122E read with Rule 69(6) and Rule 21(b) of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945; for manufacturing of every new drug, approval is mandatorily required to be taken…
Unjustified medication shortened 456 lives in a UK hospital, report says
GOSPORT, England – More than 450 patients died prematurely in a British hospital after they were given powerful painkillers with no medical justification, in what a damning report on Wednesday…
NCDs account for 55% of premature deaths: Report
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Yoga has the power to unite individuals, society, country and the world at large, and has emerged as a major unifying…
NCDs account for 55% of premature deaths: Report
NEW DELHI: Diabetes and hypertension cases diagnosed under the government’s national screening programme have more than doubled in a single year, with more number of people visiting staterun clinics for…
May pharma sales grow in double digits
Mumbai: After months of lacklustre performance, the domestic pharma retail market rebounded to a strong double-digit growth rate in May, driven by volumes and new launches. Expanding 11%, the domestic…
Low Back Pain During Pregnancy: How Chiropractic Can Help
Back pain is a very common problem that pregnant women have to deal with. About 50% to 70% of pregnant women suffer from back pain. While pregnancy is one of…
India’s health spend just over 1% of GDP
NEW DELHI: India currently spends a little over 1% of GDP on health, far below Singapore which has the lowest public spend on health at 2.2% of GDP among countries…
Denying it has lost war on drugs, UK rules out legalising cannabis
LONDON – Britain said on Tuesday it had no intention of legalising cannabis after a former leader of Prime Minister Theresa May’s party said the government had “irreversibly lost” the…
Ayushman Bharat to create over 100,000 long-term jobs, says CEO Indu Bhushan
New Delhi: The central government’s ambitious public health insurance scheme would create more than 100,000 ‘long-term’ jobs in the next four years, the programme’s Chief Executive Officer Indu Bhushan said,…
Roche buys US Foundation Medicine for $2.4 bn
Geneva: Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Tuesday it had reached an agreement to purchase the remaining shares of US lab Foundation Medicine, of which it already holds a majority stake,…
