SII, Bharat Bio seek hike in govt price for vaccines
Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech (BB) are seeking higher prices for Covid-19 vaccines from the Centre amid concerns that the cost of Covishield and Covaxin shots in private hospitals is already high. The Centre’s…
Gujarat: Anything From Salt To Steroids Used To ‘Make’ Antiviral Drugs
AHMEDABAD : What did the spurious injection vials of tocilizumab and remdesivir contain which were sold for thousands of rupees to desperate kin of Covid patients at the peak of…
Govt Job for Pharmacist in Indian Army
The Indian Army promises both professional and personal growth at every stage of the career. Opportunities to excel through various courses are abundant including opportunities to enhance your educational qualification by availing…
Antibody test post-vax not recommended: ICMR-NIV
Pune: Forty-five-year-old Avinash was taken aback when his Covid antibody test came negative despite taking both vaccine doses, while Bhumika (30) got elated when the test found her with optimum levels of antibodies after…
‘States Should Check ICMR Portal, Track Those Testing +Ve Via Home Kits’
PUNE : All states should check the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) portal to tra-ck and treat people testing positive via home Covid test kits, officials from the research…
Health Ministry Defers Proposal To Implement Bar Coding For Pharmaceutical Products
Mumbai : The Union health ministry has deferred a proposal to implement bar coding as part of trace and track mechanism for pharmaceutical products. A proposal to implement bar coding…
Govt Job for Medical Officers (576 posts) under Public service Commission
Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission released Govt Jobs age limit 35 to 40 for the Recruitment of 576 Vacancies for Medical Officer Posts. Here is a new update from MPPSC Recruitment. Madhya…
‘Use Anti-Mucor Inj If Key Drug Unavailable’
Pune : The joint national task force for Covid-19 has said posaconazole injections can be used to treat mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, if amphotericin B is unavailable or…
Rate Cut On Devices May Not Offer Relief To Covid Patients
New Delhi : Relief to consumers from a reduction in goods and services tax (GST) on medical supplies could be less than expected, with a section of the industry voicing fears…
Oxygen banks, generation plants key to tackling 3rd wave: Experts
PUNE: With the second wave of the pandemic firmly on the ebb, medical experts have laid stress on oxygen banks for private hospitals and oxygen plants at civic hospitals to avoid a repeat of…
