Centre buying Covishield at 215, Covaxin at 225
New Delhi: The fresh vaccine orders placed by the Centre are at a revised price of Rs 215 for Covishield and Rs 225 for a dose of Covaxin, according to an official source.…
Delta variant responsible for breakthrough infections: ICMR
New Delhi: The Delta variant of SARS-COV-2 was behind majority of clinical cases of breakthrough infection of Covid-19 but only 9.8% cases required hospitalisation and fatality was observed in only 0.4% cases,…
Govt Job for M.Pharm, M.Sc as Junior Research Fellow at NIAB
NIAB is an autonomous and premier institute of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. The Institute aims to develop and harness novel and emerging biotechnological tools and applications, and…
Intern doctors go on strike over unpaid Covid allowance
Ahmedabad: More than 400 junior doctors, interns at self-financed Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society (GMERS) medical colleges in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Valsad, went on strike on Thursday over their…
Police Does Not Have Powers Under Drugs And Cosmetics Act, 1940: Rajasthan ADGP Crime
Jaipur : The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on 28 Aug, 2020, held that, the Police Officers cannot register FIR, arrest, prosecute or investigate in regard to Cognizable offence…
DCGI Classifies 112 Anesthesiology Devices Under Medical Devices Rules
New Delhi : The Drug Controller General (India) has classified 112 medical devices related to anesthesiology, which is used in taking care of a patient before, during and after surgery, under…
Govt Job for Pharmacists at ECHS
The ECHS Central Organisation is located at Delhi and functions under the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC) through AG and DGDC&W in Army HQ. The Central organisation is headed by Managing Director, ECHS,…
Centre writes to states over ‘blatant’ Covid norms violation
New Delhi: The home ministry has written to all states and Union Territories expressing concern over “blatant violation” of Covid norms in several parts of the country and consequent increase in “R” factor (reproduction number) in…
Govt Job for M.Pharm, M.S Pharma in Research Project at NIPER
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar is an autonomous Institute of National importance set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers…
Thermometers, BP machines, oximeters set to get cheaper
NEW DELHI: The drug price regulator capped the trade margin of five widely-used medical devices, particularly for management of Covid-19, like pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring machine, nebulizer, digital thermometer…
