Covaxin may be launched in February 2021: ICMR

Bharat Biotech may launch COVAXIN as early as February – months earlier than expected – as last-stage trials begin this month and studies have so far shown it is safe and effective, a…

FDA Pune Cracks Whip On Shops Flouting Mask Price Cap

Pune : The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pune, has cracked the whip on 28 retail medical shops in the district for overcharging buyers for the protective face masks in…

Latest Non-Invasive Bariatric Procedure for Slimming makes it to Manipal Dwarka

New Delhi, November 5, 2020: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) is the latest type of weight loss surgery and it results in significant loss of weight as the surgery limit the…

Govt Panel To Help Boost Drug Manufacture, Pharma Funding

NEW DELHI : Aiming to boost local manufacture of essential medicines and attract investments in the pharma sector, the government is set to draw up a plan to build a…

Container shortage affects pharma exports

Exporters across the country are facing a shortage of containers along with the rise in freight charges which is affecting business activities. To overcome these challenges, the pharma industry is…

Job for Registrar Pharmacy council

The office of the Assam Pharmacy council is situated at Pharmacy Bhawan, Hengrabari, Guwahati, Pin – 781036 (Assam), in the campus of Director of Health Services, Assam. Assam Pharmacy Council is a…

Gujarat FDCA Discusses Action Plan, Consumption Trends Of COVID-19 Drugs

Mumbai : The Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) recently discussed action plan and consumption trends of COVID-19 medicines with state government appointed high powered committee to tackle COVID-19…

SLAs Ask Mask Manufacturers To Expeditiously Register With CDSCO For Compliance

Mumbai : While the central government had allowed mask manufacturers to manufacture and then apply for registration within 18 months considering the ongoing pandemic, the state licensing authorities (SLAs) have…

Warnings Of Youth Suicidal Behaviors From The FDA Were Followed By Increased Deaths By Suicide

Boston : Deaths by suicide have increased among the young following advisories by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These findings, from an interrupted time series study, were published in Psychiatric Research…

T-cell study gains insight into COVID-19 immunity, asymptomatic people could be safer

LONDON: A small UK study has found that “cellular immunity” to the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus is present after six months in people who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infections – suggesting they might have…