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…
Pune emerging as favourite hub for health tech startups in India
Pune is already known for a good source of talent from IT companies, manufacturing sector and educational institutes and of late the city has also developed enterprise culture. “Interestingly, Pune…
Banned drug Ephedrine worth Rs 2,000 cr seized from chemical firm
Mumbai 17 A In one of the biggest drug hauls in Maharashtra, the Thane Police seized 18.5 tonnes of banned drug Ephedrine, valued at Rs 2,000 crore, from the Solapur…
US IS IMPORTING BAN FDC EVEN TODAY
New Delhi: Top 20 companies in United State of America are the member of billion dollar FDC club and name of those members are Novartis, Merck, GSK, Astra Zeneca, Sanofi,…
Govt. descended Price of 126 drugs by 40%
New Delhi Government has fixed the ceiling price of 530 essential medicines that has resulted in price reduction of over 40 per cent in case of 126 drugs, Parliament. “National…
4,700 drugs illegally over-priced: NPPA
New Delhi The national drug price regulator NPPA has warned of action against companies violating its pricing norms as it found prices of more than 4,700 medicines had increased beyond…
DOP proposed to bring medical devices under Drug Price Control Order
New Delhi To control the high prices of medical devices such as stents and implants, Department of Pharmaceuticals has proposed to Health Ministry to bring them under the Drug Price…