FDA granted nod to 37 Pharma firms for azithromycin

AHMEDABAD: Various Pharmaceutical companies are induldged in manufacturing of the azithromycin along with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as used in the treatment novel coronavirus. Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has…

Export feasibility of hand sanitisers examined by CDSCO

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has instructed the Drug Controllers of all the States and Union Territories (UT) to submit the details after assessing the production capacity and…

Gurgaon’s first Hospital gets NABH Accredited Emergency Department

Gurgaon/ New Delhi: Medeor Hospital, Manesar, Gurgaon was awarded certification from National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare providers (NABH), a constituent Board of Quality Council of India for the…

First virtual expo on healthcare to be launched by SGCCI

SURAT: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) is ready to launch country’s first virtual expo on healthcare. The main aim of virtual healthcare expo is to capture…

WHO: Guidelines while Cooking food to avoid infection

In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, daily routines of the society have been affected including work, cleanliness to dieting methods, etc. Manitaining health and proper hygiene has become the priority…

Covid-19: India to start testing on four drugs as part of the WHO solidarity trial

India will be starting clinical trials soon on four anti viral drugs against Covid-19 as part of the World Health Organization solidarity trial, a welcome move offering hope for a…

Jubilant & Gilead signed licensing deal for Remdesivir

US-based Gilead Sciences and India’s Jubilant Life Sciences signed a licensing agreement for production of remdesivir drug which has been identified as a potential therapy for novel coronavirus. The licensing…

Glenmark to begin Phase 3 clinical trials on Favipiravir

The Mumbai-based company Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said that it has initiated Phase 3 clinical trials on antiviral drug Favipiravir to check its effectiveness on COVID-19 patients in India. Last month, The…

88 Year Old Conquered COVID 19, dread for Senior Citizens

New Delhi:  K. S. Jaswal, a COVID 19 patient from district UNA, Himachal Peadesh, has recovered fully in COVID hospital Kolmet affiliated to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, giving lie to…

Ode to Nurses, Saviours, as COVID Catastrophe stalks Humanity

New Delhi: She, a nurse by profession, is a cancer patient herself but is still raring to join the fleet of COVID warriors as she feels it is once –in-a-…