Tests On Kids: Expert Panel Asks Bharat Biotech To Submit Covaxin Efficacy Data First

New Delhi : The national drugs controller has not given a go-ahead to clinical trials on children to test a Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in India. The two approved vaccines for…

IIT-Madras Researchers Identify Alternative Source For Anti-Cancer Drug Camptothecin

Pune : Researchers at IIT-Madras have identified a sustainable and high-yielding alternative source for the anti-cancer drug Camptothecin. This novel microbial fermentation process can be an economically efficient method of production…

IPC Signs MoU With BPC For Knowledge Sharing On Pharmacopoeial Standards

Mumbai : The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Pharmacopoeia Commission (BPC) for knowledge sharing on pharmacopoeial standards. Through this MoU, both the…

India to Arab Countries: To make Pharma Export easier

India has urged Arab countries to make it easier to export pharmaceutical products to the region and asked them to tap Indian farms to secure food supplies, as it seeks to diversify the $160 billion…

Govt Job for M.Pharm, M.Sc under Public Service Commission

Sikkim became an integral part of the Indian Union in May, 1975. The Constitutional Provision under Article 315 to have a Public Service Commission for the State was fulfilled by constituting a State…

SC Imposes Rs 5 Crore Fine On Medical College In Unnao For Violating MCI Regulations

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday imposed Rs 5 crore fine on a private medical college in Unnao for granting admission to students in violation of the Medical Council of…

US FDA Says Single-Dose Shot From J&J Prevents Severe COVID

WASHINGTON  (AP) Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine offers strong protection against severe COVID-19, according to an analysis released Wednesday by U.S. regulators that sets the stage for a final decision…

Govt Job Pharmacists (90 posts) under HFW Department

Online applications are invited from Indian Citizen for recruitment to the Post of Pharmacist Grade III under Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal. Post : Pharmacist, Gr-III Posts are…

IIT Ropar Develops Alternative To Alcohol-Based Disinfectant

Chandigarh : The IIT Ropar on Tuesday said it has developed a low-cost device to produce electrolysed water that could be used as an alternative to alcohol-based disinfectant. A team…

Indian Pharma Firms Go Local Seeking To End Reliance On China

NEW DELHI : Indian drug companies are looking to local makers of so-called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) or trying to make them in-house in a bid to end their reliance on…