Cost of cochlear implant operations may go down to Rs 1 lakh
New Delhi The government is planning to put the high-cost Cochlear implant surgery within the reach of most citizens, with talk of experimental trials of an indigenous version estimated to…
Health ministry to expand blood component separation facilities to achieve target of 4 lakh litres of plasma
Mumbai The Union health ministry is planning to expand the blood component separation facilities in the country to achieve the target of producing 4 lakh litres of plasma from the…
Maha FDA seizes drug stocks in violation of Drugs & Magic Remedies Act
Mumbai Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently raided the premises of a Mumbai based firm Rajasthan Aushdhalaya Pvt Ltd and seized ayurvedic drugs worth Rs.2.04 lakhs. These ayurvedic drugs…
Pregnant women given expired drugs at Nainital hospital?
Nainital Bringing to the fore the callousness of government hospitals towards its patients, an RTI reply has shockingly revealed that several pregnant women admitted to Sushila Tiwari Government Medical…
NPPA sends back over 200 FDC Applications
NEW DELHI India’s drug pricing watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has moved in to back the health ministry in its efforts to check “irrational” fixed dose combinations (FDCs) it…
Pune emerging as favourite hub for health tech startups in India
Pune is already known for a good source of talent from IT companies, manufacturing sector and educational institutes and of late the city has also developed enterprise culture. “Interestingly, Pune…
Banned drug Ephedrine worth Rs 2,000 cr seized from chemical firm
Mumbai 17 A In one of the biggest drug hauls in Maharashtra, the Thane Police seized 18.5 tonnes of banned drug Ephedrine, valued at Rs 2,000 crore, from the Solapur…
US IS IMPORTING BAN FDC EVEN TODAY
New Delhi: Top 20 companies in United State of America are the member of billion dollar FDC club and name of those members are Novartis, Merck, GSK, Astra Zeneca, Sanofi,…
Paradigm Shift in Indian nutraceuticals market by 2020: Study
NEW DELHI: Indian nutraceuticals market is set to grow over two-fold to $6.1 billion by 2020 as consumers become more conscious towards health and fitness, according to a study. The…
Generic vs Branded
New Delhi, The ‘branded’ argument easily scores a very strong point of quality in ‘generics versus branded medicine’ debate, ever after mass women death at a sterilization camp in Chhattisgarh…
