NPPA To Appoint Agency For Providing Data And Information On Pharmaceutical Products
Mumbai : The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) will soon appoint agency for providing data and information on pharmaceutical products. The agency is envisaged to provide data and information on pharmaceutical…
Phase-3 trial of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin commences in AIIMS
New Delhi: The phase-three human clinical trial of indigenously developed anti-coronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin began at the AIIMS here on Thursday with Dr M V Padma Srivastava, the chief of Neurosciences Centre at the premier institute,…
NCB Unearths Drug Racket, 2 Female Boxers Among Four Held
BENGALURU : The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Bengaluru zonal unit, has busted an international drug syndicate, which reportedly involves two young practising female boxers in the city. They, along with two…
Indian drugmakers may benefit as EU mulls easier access to generics
The European Commission wants to make it easier for patients to access cheaper, generic medicines, a draft EU document seen by Reuters shows, in a move that could cut the…
Govt Job for Pharmacist at SVSU
SVSU will focus on meeting the skill demands of the State in the current and emerging areas of various sectors such as manufacturing, automobile, IT, healthcare, construction, banking & finance,…
Govt to amend D&C Rules to specify batch number on final container
Union health ministry is planning to amend Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C) Rules to specify batch number on separate final container label of trade pack (final packed unit) for vaccines containing multi-components. The amendment is…
Haryana Police Seize 74,000 Tablets Of Prohibited Drugs In Karnal
CHANDIGARH : Haryana Police have seized 74,400 tablets of prohibited drugs in Karnal district. Police have also arrested three persons in this connection.While one accused was held with 1500 tablets/capsules, the…
Health Ministry To Merge PLIM And HPL With PCIM&H For Standardization Of ASU&H Drugs
Mumbai : The Union health ministry will soon merge the Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM) and the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (HPL) with the Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine and…
Govt May Get Oxford Shots In Jan-Feb, At 50% Of MRP
New Delhi : India is likely to get the first lot of anti-Covid shots in late January-early February which will allow some frontline workers like doctors, nurses and municipal staff to…
WHO Removes Remdesivir From List of COVID-19 Medicines
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that it has suspended Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir, which was touted as COVID-19 treatment, from its prequalification list—- an official list…
