Pfizer vaccine for kids may not be available until November
By Jonathan Lemire Washington Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November. The…
DCGI Asks State DCs To Ensure Uninterrupted Supply Of Medical Devices As Compulsory Registration Begins
New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General (India) has asked the State drug controllers to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical devices even as it is considering the medical devices industry’s request…
Govt Job for Senior Drugs Inspector at Food and Drugs Control Administration
Online applications are invited for the post of Senior Drugs Inspector, Gujarat Drugs Service, Class-II (Advt. No. 29/2021-22) (Special Recruitment) under the Commissionerate of Food and Drugs Control Administration, Health…
Process on track to get WHO nod for Covaxin, says Bharat Biotech
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech said on Tuesday that it is “diligently working with” the World Health Organization to obtain the emergency use listing (EUL) at the earliest for its Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin. The company didn’t indicate…
Centre working on pricing of Zydus Cadila COVID-19 vaccine, launch likely on October 2
The government and Zydus Cadila are expected to decide on the price of ZyCoV-D, the world’s first DNA vaccine against Covid-19, this week, people aware of the development said. “The final meeting to…
NPPA Extends Revised Ceiling Price Of Heparin Injections Till March, 2022
New Delhi : The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended the revised ceiling price of two strengths of heparin injection till March 31, 2022, to ensure continuous availability of…
Govt Job for M.Pharm, M.Sc in research under ICMR, Health Ministry
National Institute for Implementation Research (NIIR) on Non-Communicable Diseases, Jodhpur, is a research Institute under the aegis of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health &…
NPPA fixes retail price of 23 formulations: September 2021
Download the notification: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed retail prices of twenty three (23) formulations under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013, based on the decision of the Authority meeting held on based…
PCI publishes Syllabus for Diploma in Pharmacy Course 2021-22
Download Syllabus for Diploma in Pharmacy Course: In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP), the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), the apex body for regulating pharmacy education in the country, has published…
How Weak Drug Laws Are Costing Lives
Chandigarh : Monu and Monika could easily pass off as teenagers. The husband and wife are of slight build and they both speak softly, belying the fact that they are in…
