With Rs 30K cr turnover Baddi emerges global pharma hub

Shimla With an annual turnover of Rs 30,000 crore, of which Rs 9,500 crore involves exports, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh’s largest industrial township in Solan district, has turned into a major…

Indian drug units violate most US pharma regulators’ rules

Mumbai Drug manufacturing units in India accounted for 60% of reported data integrity violations in the records of the US sector regulator from 2011 to till date, highlighting serious quality…

Why Healthcare must Re-Imagine itself and How ?

The old paradigm of business as a linear value chain is now facing extinction. Uber, AirBnB, Amazon and many-many more, are changing the paradigm by integrating resources that they do…

LABORATORY ACCREDITATION: How achieved? – Process of Accreditation

There are FOUR distinct stages for accreditation process as explained below. Stage I • Prepare your laboratory’s application for NABL accreditation, giving all desired information and enlisting the test(s) along…

Delhi HC questions government’s decision; drug ban saga continues

New Delhi :- Pfizer’s cough syrup Corex, which had received a ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from DCGI in 1995, was brought up as an example during the proceedings. The Delhi…

Study claims genetic switches can increase lifespan

Recently discovered genetic switches that increase lifespan and boost fitness in worms are now being linked to increased lifespan in mammals and are offering hope that drugs to flip these…

Vaccination during pregnancy cuts baby’s flu risk.

Mothers who take flu vaccinations during pregnancy can significantly reduce the risk of their babies acquiring influenza during their first six months of life, finds a new study. The findings…

Heat wave in India: Useful tips and safety guidelines

With the temperatures recording significantly above normal in the first three months of 2016 across India, the country is reeling under intense heat wave claiming over hundred of lives.The most…

India has just 1 doctor for every 1,681 persons: MCI

A year-old throat cancer patient from Chikkamagaluru, who had undergone an emergency tracheostomy in a city hospital, was discharged after being taught some basic suction techniques. However, the man died…

Problem en-masse: Where do I dispose leftover pills?

How India & other Countries must look towards Pharmacies to dispose their unwanted Meds. Over dose & Unused Medicines: I suffer occasional flare of headaches around at 1-2 episodes a…