India has just 1 doctor for every 1,681 persons: MCI
A year-old throat cancer patient from Chikkamagaluru, who had undergone an emergency tracheostomy in a city hospital, was discharged after being taught some basic suction techniques. However, the man died…
Problem en-masse: Where do I dispose leftover pills?
How India & other Countries must look towards Pharmacies to dispose their unwanted Meds. Over dose & Unused Medicines: I suffer occasional flare of headaches around at 1-2 episodes a…
Pharma Industry Faults NPPA’s Latest Move to Cut Drug Prices
New Delhi The Indian government and the drug industry are headed for yet another collision course after the acrimonious legal tussle over the approval of hundreds of drugs based on…
NPPA clarifies on implementation of prices fixed and notified under provisions of DPCO, 2013
Mumbai The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has clarified on implementation of prices fixed and notified under provisions of DPCO, 2013 and also on recalling or re-labelling or re-stickering on…
IMA asks doctors not to advertise ‘guaranteed treatment’
New Delhi The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued a circular to all its 2.5 lakh members warning them not to advertise “No Cure No Payment” or “guaranteed cure” stating…
Pharma Industry Faults NPPA’s Latest Move to Cut Drug Prices
The Indian government and the drug industry are headed for yet another collision course after the acrimonious legal tussle over the approval of hundreds of drugs based on fixed dose…
Karnataka pharma companies get relief from Karnataka High Court for Centre’s ban on 344 FDCs
Bengaluru Karnataka based pharma companies like Embiotic Laboratories, Juggat Pharma and Anglo French have been granted interim relief by Karnataka High Court for the ban imposed by the Centre on…
Forum fines Chennai hospital for poor treatment at birth causing mental illness to boy
Chennai The family of an 11-year-old-boy who was disabled after errors made by maternity staff and doctors at a private hospital has been awarded 5 lakh as compensation by the…
Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corp blacklists 4 pharma firms
Raipur Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation black-listed four renowned medicine manufacturing companies, accused of supplying poor quality drugs. The ban has been imposed for three years on each of them. It…
Two drug rackets operating in Delhi busted
New Delhi With the arrest of two persons and recovery of drugs like pseudoephedrine and hashish worth crores of rupees, Delhi Police today claimed to have busted two drug rackets…
