Supreme Court declines plea to make nucleic acid tests compulsory at blood banks
Jaipur: Fraudster Arun Kumar Arrested for Extorting Medical Store Owners by Posing as Drug Inspector
India’s Medical Devices Sector Logs 4,108 Licensed Manufacturers and ₹20,658 Crore FDI Inflows Since 2018
Abbott introduces its most advanced drug eluting stent XIENCE Skypoint™ in India
Top 30 pharma companies post 12% revenue growth in first nine months
India Cracks Down On Ads For Weight-Loss Drugs Like GLP-1 In New Advisory
Ludhiana police seize 56 kg ganja; courier warehouse under scanner
AsterDMHealthcare-QCIL Merger mirrors Overwhelming Trust in Leadership
DCGI asks drugmakers to stop GLP-1 obesity awareness ad campaigns
Beware- Glaucoma might steal Your Eyesight Unawares!KKR-backed hospital chain Radiant Lifecare submits its bid for Fortis Healthcare
Radiant Lifecare, the emerging Mumbai-based hospital chain that is backed by buyout firm KKR, has submitted its bid for Fortis Healthcare, the cash-strapped hospital network that is in the middle…
NITI Aayog backs cap on pharma trade margins
New Delhi: Trade margins charged by drug stockists and chemists must be capped, government think tank NITI Aayog recommended, a move that promises to bring down drug prices while trimming…
Over-the-counter sale of 14 steroid creams has been banned by the Health Ministry
The Indian health ministry made amendments to certain rules of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 and put 14 steroid-based creams and ointments under the Schedule H category. This step…
AIOCD urges health ministry not to penalise chemists for failing to report TB cases
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists Association (AIOCD), a representative body of 8.5 lakh chemists in the country, has urged the Union health ministry not to penalise chemists…
Use of Blockchain Can help Government To Bust Fake Drugs In India
According to two government sources, Niti Aayog is attempting to put the whole stock of pharma on blockchain with a purpose to take action against fake and false medications. The…
Big worry for healthcare sector: Politicization is ruining blood donation movement in Bengal
Making service and business both tougher for healthcare institutes in the state, voluntary blood donation is taking a downturn in West Bengal, that once pioneered in the life saving movement.…
Deep investigation opens unseen overpricing issues of Pharmaceutical firm
FDA may send overpricing notice to the Pharmaceutical firm. While investigating Saurya Pratap case against Medanta for overpricing, officers found the medicines used in the bill had MRP higher than…
Smartphone addiction now becomes a reason for depression, loneliness, and anxiety
The society starts experiencing the cons of the technology growth like smartphone addiction, people start experiencing the feeling of loneliness, anxiety, and depression among people. Overuse of anything is harmful…
8% Rise in the demand for biotech, pharma profiles most in demand in March 2018
It’s a very good news for professional from biotech, pharma sector as their market demand got a rise. This growth registered in March 2018, by the recruitment index in the…
Drug regulators in dilemma over the steps taken to prevent Oxytocin Misuse
A widely misused neurotransmitter and peptide hormone, Oxytocin has become the major issue in the minds of drug regulators as the steps taken by The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation…