PIL Filed On Illegal Import Of Refurbished Medical Devices
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Patient Safety and Access Initiative of India Foundation (PSAIIF) has raised serious concerns over the illegal import of refurbished medical…
Union Health Ministry Official is undercutting PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ Mantra
New Delhi: Import of Refurbished Da Vinci surgical robots is on allegedly violating norms with impunity. Besides safety of patient concern, it is alleged that it is also killing the…
Fake Blood Unit Sold To Patient For Rs 7,000 At UP Medical College, FIR Registered
Hardoi: A shocking case of illegal blood trade has come to light at the Hardoi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, raising serious concerns about patient safety and the integrity of…
CSIR-NIIST To Establish Centres Of Excellence In Ayurveda, Performance Chemicals
Thiruvananthapuram: The Centre of Excellence in Ayurveda Research to be established on the campus of the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) at Pappanamcode here is envisaged as…
India, Uzbekistan Discuss Ways To Ensure Quality, Safety In Pharma Sector
New Delhi: A delegation from Uzbekistan met officials from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation and discussed areas of collaboration, including the development of a pharmacovigilance system and reducing adverse…
Health Worker Arrested For Mixing TB Patient’s Sputum In Doctor’s Food
Baghpat (UP): A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to kill the deputy chief medical officer of Baghpat by mixing the sputum of a critical tuberculosis patient and…
Cipla, Alkem Eye Rs 4,000 Crore Stake In India’s Largest Stent Manufacturer
New Delhi: Cipla and Alkem Laboratories have emerged as the leading contenders to acquire a controlling stake in Mumbai-based Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT), India’s largest cardiac stent manufacturer. This comes…
DTAB Recommends To Do Away With Toxicity Studies For Intravenous Infusions And Injectables
New Delhi: In line with the Centre’s efforts to reduce the use of animals in research, especially in drug testing, the central drug regulatory authority may look at removing the…
Delhi-Gujarat Haul: Drugs Brought From S America, Purified In Ankleshwar
New Delhi: Amid a series of drug busts in Delhi and Gujarat, police here on Monday said that around 1,300 kg of narcotics was brought from countries in South America…
Patent For HIV Drug Rejected
NEW DELHI: The Indian Patent Office has rejected the grant of a patent for dolutegravir, a crucial HIV drug marketed by Viiv Healthcare, facilitating the entry of generics and expanding…
