CDSCO Classifies 208 Medical Devices In Various Categories

New Delhi : The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has announced classification of medical devices pertaining to rehabilitation, physical support, dermatology and plastic surgery and interventional radiology under the provisions of Medical Devices Rules, 2017. In separate…

Gujarat To Ramp Up Mucormycosis Drug Production

AHMEDABAD : During the second wave of Covid, citizens had a tough time procuring Amphotericin B, the drug of first choice to treat mucormycosis or black fungus. Learning a lesson…

Govt Job for Pharmacists at Government MCH Hospital

Applications are invited from eligible persons on contract basis only for six months only for the following posts in Government Maternal Health Hospital, Chennai to carry out Covid-19 Disaster and…

Biocon Biologics partners with Adagio to advance antibody for the management of COVID-19

Bengaluru : Biocon Biologics Ltd., a fully integrated biosimilars company and a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd. announced today that U.S. based Adagio Therapeutics has granted an exclusive license to Biocon Biologics to manufacture…

Delhi HC adjourns AIIMS doctors association’s plea against Ramdev over allopathy remark

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a petition filed by the Resident Doctors Association of All India Institute of Medical Science against Yoga Guru Ramdev till July 30…

India generated 56K tonnes of Covid bio-medical waste in a yr

Bengaluru: India generated 56,898 tonnes of Covid-19-related biomedical waste between June 2020-21, an indication of the magnitude of the pandemic. Data from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate…

Job for M.Pharm, M.Sc as Scientist at United States Pharmacopeia

USP is proud to be an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin,…

Brazil’s health regulator scraps Bharat Biotech’s EUA application of Covaxin

Brazil’s health regulator, ANVISA has scrapped Bharat Biotech’s application seeking emergency use authorisation (EUA) of Covaxin. “The Collegiate Board of the National Health Surveillance Agency unanimously decided to close the process that dealt with the temporary authorization…

India logs 39,742 new Covid-19 cases

New Delhi: India added 39,742 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,13,71,901, while the death toll rose to 4,20,551 with 535 fresh fatalities,…

Already Approved Drugs May Be Considered As New Drug, If Certain Changes Occur In Active Substance: DCGI

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General (India) has said that certain changes in the active substance of an approved drug may lead to change in drug specification and require validation…