Cipla gets USFDA nod for generic inhaler

New Delhi: Pharma giant Cipla said that it has received final nod from the US health regulator for generic Albuterol Sulfate inhalation aerosol used for treatment of acute episodes of…

PPE Kits to have unique Code after approval

New Delhi: Manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) will now need to create marking on their products with a unique code and tamper-proof stickers, according to the textile ministry. The…

Health Ministry: No shortage of HCQ tablets in country

New Delhi: The health minitry has ensured that there is no shortage of hydroxychloroquine tablets (HCQ) in the country at present as well as in the future, accordinh to Union…

In comes Crematorium for COVID 19, Roast the Deadly Virus

Bangalore/ New Delhi: We Indians must be looking towards Sun which might incinerate deadly and marauding COVID 19. In the meantime, in comes the innovation of a real oven that…

Export restrictions lifted by DGFT on 12 molecules; paracetamol, HCQ on license basis

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), an arm of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry lifted the export restriction on 12 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and its formulations. However, Paracetamol,…

70,000 litres of sanitisers are being produced per day in UP by 55 firms

Due to increase in demand for sanitisers in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued licence to 55 companies to produce up to 70,000 litres of the liquid per…

AI enabled Health-Tech Start-up HELYXON offers Monitoring of COVID Patients

New Delhi: With the COVID 19 outbreak overwhelming healthcare systems across the globe and creating an acute need for effective new age technologies for constant monitoring of patients, Indian IoT…

Manipal Hospital feted Nurses; Sheroes of COVID19 Response

New Delhi: Nurses have always been the most dedicated and crucial health workers in hospitals but COVID 19 has thrown their selfless service in sharp relief. The terrified world is…

Health ministry reviewes waste management guidelines while diagnosis & treatment of COVID-19 patients

The Union health ministry has rolled out the revised guidelines for management of waste generated during the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 suspected or confirmed patients to be followed by…

NPPA: Ceiling price of scheduled formulations revised

The NPPA has revised/ increased the ceiling price of 883 scheduled formulations in compliance of the provisions of Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013. The Authority conducted a meeting on 31.03.2020…