Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for generic drug
New Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Friday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market Albuterol tablets, used to treat shortness of breath caused by breathing problems such as asthma.…
Bharat biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin gets DCGI nod for phase 3 clinical trial
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday permitted Bharat Biotech to conduct phase 3 clinical trials of its indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine with certain conditions, officials said. A subject expert committee on Covid-19 at…
Covid : India’s active cases below 7 lakh after 21-day decline
New Delhi : India’s active Covid cases went below the 7-lakh mark on Thursday as the downtrend continued for the 21st day running, with the number of discharged patients outstripping fresh…
Anti-parasitic drug ivermectin not to be included for Covid-19 treatment protocol: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has decided not to include ivermectin medicine (anti-parasitic drug) in the National Clinical Management Protocol for Covid-19 for the treatment of virus-infected patients. The move comes after the Central government’s…
FSSAI out to Campaign against Menace of Adulterated Khoa
New Delhi: Adulteration of Khoa, the main ingredient of many a sweet in India is all pervading. So names of sweets like Barfies, Pedas, milk cake , Kalakand and Halwas…
Coronavirus vaccine update: Chinese vaccine shows positive results, US govt probes Vaxart’s tall claims
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that international cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine could boost the global economy by $9 trillion to pull it out of the economic crisis.…
Remdesivir and interferon fall flat in WHO’s megastudy of COVID-19 treatments
One of the world’s biggest trials of COVID-19 therapies released its long-awaited interim results yesterday—and they’re a letdown. None of the four treatments in the Solidarity trial, which enrolled more…
HMD’s Syringes are ‘Weapons of Mass Vaccination’ in UNICEF’s COVID Armamentarium
New Delhi: When world war against COVID 19 begins, HMD (Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices) will be one of the most dependable suppliers of auto disable syringes. Millions of its…
Apollo Hospitals ready to cater to COVID 19 aftermath
New Delhi: The Apollo Hospitals Group today announced the launch of Post-COVID Recovery Clinics across the hospital network. The Post-COVID Recovery Clinics will address the rising number of patients who…
To stem Food Fraud, FSSAI’s Compliance System is now pan India
New Delhi: FSSAI, the food regulator of India is intent on ensuring food safety uniformly. To that end, it has decided to extend its upgraded compliance system FoSCoS to pan…

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