Anti-Snake Venom Production is now a main focus of BIRAC
According to the reports, India is estimated to have the highest snakebite mortality in the world and with this regard, BIRAC took an initiative to research for developing novel tools,…
New Rules set by NPPA to stop misuse of stents
In February 2017 The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) reduced stent prices up to 80% for all drug-eluting stents and bioresorbable vascular scaffolds, But the generated invoices of angioplasty surgery…
DCGI asked to stop over-the-counter sale of nicotine gums by the Delhi government
The Delhi government’s health department sent written request to the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) to stop the over-the-counter sale of nicotine gums and lozenges without an authorized prescription.…
By George, Universal Healthcare is a work in progress in India
New Delhi: The very first line of the Foreword to the book released by The George Institute of Global Health’s India chapter-Access to essential healthcare remains at best in progress,…
Govt asked Censor Board to postpone the release of movie “Umeed”
After watching the trials of the upcoming movie “Umeed”, government lodges a complaint to the censor board, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The Union ministry of health and…
On arrest in a case for selling substandard chemotherapy drugs, Owner Absconding
Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd, based in Mumbai was found guilty of selling mislabelled and substandard chemotherapy injections to a company in Israel. The crime branch has made the first arrest after…
Pharma advertisements not following Drugs and Magic Remedies Act
A number of pharma and ayurvedic companies have booked by the Telangana drug control authorities because of advertising remedies that can give magical results like emergency contraceptive pills, blood purifier…
KIMS enters hi-tech lane for high risk Heart & Lung patients
Bhubaneswar (Orissa): Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) is fast evolving into a high tech hospital catering to all high risk conditions. With installation of ECMO, first in Orissa and…
Without any License Medical shops selling medicines freely
The question is not about the fearless nature of the shopkeepers who are selling medicines freely, but my question is on the officials who are hired by the government to…
Three-Pronged Strategy to Wipeout hard drug abuse from IIT Kanpur
The Premier Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-K) trying best to stop drug addiction among students and working to stop possibilities of drugs supply to the campus. Institute officials clearly…
