IDMA President – DCGI’s sudden ban on 344 FDCs unfair to Pharma industry and patients
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) recent act of banning of 344 FDCs under Rule 26-A of Drugs and Cosmetics Act (D&C Act) with immediate effect, without allowing the…
On Quality Standards, WHO suspends TB drugs from Indian Company
The World health Organisation has suspended the approval of Tuberculosis drugs made by Indias Svizera Labs, a major supplier to developing countries following an investigation into standards. The United Nation…
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ANTI-OXIDANTS
Free radicals (super oxide, hydroxyl radicals and nitric oxide) and other reactive species (hydrogen peroxide, hypochloric acid and proxynitrite) produced due to environmental chemicals, endogenous chemicals, especially stress hormones and…
Cost of cochlear implant operations may go down to Rs 1 lakh
New Delhi The government is planning to put the high-cost Cochlear implant surgery within the reach of most citizens, with talk of experimental trials of an indigenous version estimated to…
Health ministry to expand blood component separation facilities to achieve target of 4 lakh litres of plasma
Mumbai The Union health ministry is planning to expand the blood component separation facilities in the country to achieve the target of producing 4 lakh litres of plasma from the…
Maha FDA seizes drug stocks in violation of Drugs & Magic Remedies Act
Mumbai Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently raided the premises of a Mumbai based firm Rajasthan Aushdhalaya Pvt Ltd and seized ayurvedic drugs worth Rs.2.04 lakhs. These ayurvedic drugs…
Pregnant women given expired drugs at Nainital hospital?
Nainital Bringing to the fore the callousness of government hospitals towards its patients, an RTI reply has shockingly revealed that several pregnant women admitted to Sushila Tiwari Government Medical…
NPPA sends back over 200 FDC Applications
NEW DELHI India’s drug pricing watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has moved in to back the health ministry in its efforts to check “irrational” fixed dose combinations (FDCs) it…
NPPA to settle disputes with drug makers for over-charging medicines
New Delhi The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is thinking of taking a crack at settling disputes with drug makers such as Cipla over penalties for allegedly charging too much…
TUBERCULOSISAND HIV CO-INFECTION – A HORRIBLE SITUATION IN INDIA
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection that most commonly attacks the lungs. As per the latest update around 8 crore people in India are suffering from Tuberculosis and among those around…
