Medicines sold in market and supplied to hospitals at very different prices

Srinagar: An official document mentioning the rate list of various drugs procured for hospitals in Jammu & Kashmir shows shocking discrepancy between prices at which the drugs are bought for…

Ready-to-Infuse Therapy Available for Patients with Certain Cancers

Sun Pharma’s gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection (Infugem), for intravenous use, is now commercially available in the United States. This is the first chemotherapy product that comes in a premixed,…

Combination drug market declines 56% in March as govt clamps down

With the government clamping down on combination drugs, the latest market data shows that in March the fixed dose combination (FDC) market declined by 56.4 per cent, when the non-FDC…

Pharmacologist, calls for a guideline for standard quality for drugs to be formulated.

Hyderabad: The Central Drugs Laboratory and Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory are not carrying out checks to see if drugs are of standard quality (SQ) and labelling them as such. Government hospitals too…

Govt plans to specify a unique colour code for generic medicines

The central government is favourably considering an amendment to the decades-old Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, to specify a separate colour code for generic medicines, from branded medicines. A generic is…

Govt considering ban on over 150 combination drugs: Report

NEW DELHI: The government could ban over 150 combination drugs after an expert panel found that those have no therapeutic justification, Mint reported. The Chandrakant Kokate-led expert panel, which was…

Illegal Making of Medical Devices, 45 Units under CDSCO scanner

Orthopedic implants were manufactured illegally without any regulatory license or approval. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO) team has raided 45 medical device facilities across the country for illegally producing…

India made generics got support from USFDA chief

Indian government keep on promoting the use of generics drugs and with the support from Scott Gottlieb, USFDA chief the generics drug market will be increased definitely. Generics manufacturers in…

Additions of pharmaceutical Residues In groundwater Poses Environmental Risk

Over the past two decades, additions of pharmaceuticals residue in freshwater have increased and it will be an environmental problem in recent years, as per new research paper published by…

Polymed is a force in driving ‘Make in India’ in Medical Device Sector

New Delhi/Bangaluru/ Mumbai: Poly Medicure Limited (Polymed), a leading Indian Medical device company, bagged prestigious ‘India Medical Devices Company of the Year. This underlines its continued leadership position in driving…