Get voluntary donor for blood transfusion to cut infection risk

NEW DELHI: If you need blood transfusion, it’s better to get a voluntary donor than depend entirely on hospital stock. That’s because blood collected through replacement donations have a high…

Price crash ahead Key diabetes cancer drugs to go off patent in India

The next three to five years would see some key cardiovascular, diabetic and oncology molecules going off-patent in the Indian market. This could trigger launches of generic versions by local…

Torrent Pharma readies €2 billion binding offer for Sanofi’s European unit

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd is readying a €2 billion (Rs16,000 crore) bid for Zentiva N.V., the generic drugs unit of France’s Sanofi, two people directly aware of the bidding process said.…

No hospital in The Nilgiris has critical care facilities

Udhagamandalam: Ooty, the ‘Queen of Hills’, with its verdant landscape and salubrious climate, is an ideal destination for tourists. Over 30 lakh people visit the hill station every year and…

Pune : Infant given fluid through burette with spider in it

PUNE : In a shocking instance of alleged negligence on the part of citybased Jadhav Children’s Hospital, a 10-month-old infant has been administered intravenous (IV) fluid for the last two…

AI’s dirty little secret: It’s powered by people

There’s a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It’s powered by hundreds of thousands of real people. From makeup artists in Venezuela to women in conservative parts of India, people…

Sun Pharma’s travails with US regulator may drag on

MUMBAI : Sun Pharmaceutical’s troubles with the US drug regulator will continue, as details of the recent observations revealed that the resolution of issues at its Halol manufacturing plant might…

Govt directs Fulfords India to maintain hepatitis injection production

New Delhi: Department of Pharmaceuticals said it has invoked powers under the Drugs Prices Control Order, 2013 to direct Fulfords India to maintain production, distribution and availability of Viraferonpeg 100…

Innovations in pharma packaging can check fake drugs : Yogesh Mudras

By Yogesh Mudras, MD, UBM India. The Indian pharma economy has witnessed rapid growth in recent decades and is known as one of the global pharma hubs, ranking fourth in…

Hospitals report multiple cases of viral fever in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi is in the grip of viral illnesses. Doctors say that almost every second patient visiting them with febrile illness suffers from common cold, fever and cough caused…