Need for emergency medical services in rural India : Manish Sacheti

Healthcare is a foremost requirement for the citizenry of every nation, unfortunately, when it comes to medical services, particularly in rural areas, several countries including India lag considerably. Providing quality…

Brinton pharma in talks with VCs to raise up to Rs 150 crore

MUMBAI: Tata Capital Healthcare Fund-backed Brinton Pharma is looking to raise Rs 120-150 crore in a follow on round and is in talks with venture capital funds to raise cash…

Hope to see Indian healthcare sector becoming HIPAA complaint soon: Winmagic’s COO

New Delhi: “We hope India, like everywhere else, will soon follow the HIPAA compliance as data protection is an opportunity for everybody,” said Mark Hickman, COO, Winmagic. With growing adoption…

New committee to examine safety, rationality of over 300 drugs banned since 2016

NEW DELHI: Over 300 combination medicines banned by the government for being “irrational” or unsafe for consumption will now be examined by a sub-committee under the Drugs Technical Advisory Board…

New Drug Controller of India (DCGI) takes over

New Delhi: Dr Eshwar Reddy is the new Drug Controller of India (DCGI). He takes over the charge from Dr G.N. Singh. Dr Reddy bucks the trend in the sense…

First fair-price pharmacy to open its doors in Gurugram today

GURUGRAM: Medicines and diagnostic tests will be available in the city at a lower prices than current ones. The MCG, along with the health department and a pharma company, will…

Sample medicines worth crores seized, 2 held

Bijnor: In a major haul, a joint team of the drug department and police raided a house in Sambhal district on Friday morning and seized a huge quantity of sample…

Aspirin may be new Viagra for Erectile Dysfunction sufferers

New Delhi: Erectile Dysfunction (impotence) sufferers never had it so good. After Viagra aka Pfizer riser, it is now Aspirin that has been found to be an effective treatment for…

Distribution of Illicit fentanyl exploiting postal loopholes

Online sellers are exploiting the US Postal Service loopholes to deliver fentanyl to American homes.  According to the new report released by a Senate investigative council uncovering how abroad medication…

64% of antibiotics sold in India unapproved: UK study

Multinational companies continue to produce and sell unregulated antibiotics in India, worsening the problem of antimicrobial resistance in the country and impeding efforts to fight drug resistance globally, a UK…