WHO seeks details from India over oxytocin-linked deaths; licences of manufacturer cancelled
DDA seizes suspected counterfeit asthma medicine in nationwide crackdown
HP HC quashes CDSCO complaints against pharma firms over jurisdictional and procedural lapses
Eli Lilly launches cancer drug Tanstrive in India
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital excels in Medical Research among Private Hospitals
Centre eases BIS quality compliance with new risk-based framework for manufacturers
SS Innovations International aces Race beating Global Giants in Surgical Robotics
‘SHE’ comes all the Way from Calcutta to Delhi to Care for Women’s Fertility
India curbs supply of IVF consumables to unregistered clinics
Maha FDA seizes counterfeit skincare products; FIR registeredOXIDATIVE STRESS AND ANTI-OXIDANTS
Free radicals (super oxide, hydroxyl radicals and nitric oxide) and other reactive species (hydrogen peroxide, hypochloric acid and proxynitrite) produced due to environmental chemicals, endogenous chemicals, especially stress hormones and…
Cost of cochlear implant operations may go down to Rs 1 lakh
New Delhi The government is planning to put the high-cost Cochlear implant surgery within the reach of most citizens, with talk of experimental trials of an indigenous version estimated to…
Health ministry to expand blood component separation facilities to achieve target of 4 lakh litres of plasma
Mumbai The Union health ministry is planning to expand the blood component separation facilities in the country to achieve the target of producing 4 lakh litres of plasma from the…
Maha FDA seizes drug stocks in violation of Drugs & Magic Remedies Act
Mumbai Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently raided the premises of a Mumbai based firm Rajasthan Aushdhalaya Pvt Ltd and seized ayurvedic drugs worth Rs.2.04 lakhs. These ayurvedic drugs…
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…