First Patient Declared ‘Cancer-Free’ Using Indigenous CAR-T Cell Therapy
Mumbai: A few months ago, India’s drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), approved the commercial use of CAR-T cell therapy. The therapy includes genetically reprogramming a patient’s immune…
FIR To be Filed Against Viramgam Hospital
Ahmedabad: Even as 12 of the 20 victims of post surgical infections at a local hospital in Mandal village of Viramgam, Ahmedabad, continued to remain under treatment at M&J Institute of…
NPPA To Fix Ceiling Prices Of 225 Formulations Based On Market Data From Oct, 2023
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has decided to use the price database from October 2023 for fixation of ceiling prices of around 225 formulations for which it…
NPPA Notifies Retail Prices Of 39 New Drug Formulations, Special Prices For Seven Formulations
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified the retail price of 39 new drug formulations, including anti-diabetic combinations, antibiotics and painkillers, among others. The Authority has also…
Unauthorised Medicines Seized, Quack Apprehended
Hyderabad: The TS Drugs Control Administration officials raided at a quack, Kalluri Srinivas Rao, in Kataram mandal of Bhupalpally district and seized medicines worth Rs 1.02 lakh from him that he…
KGMU Doctors Find New Method To Identify Gallbladder Cancer
LUCKNOW: Doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have combined two blood markers to develop a new method to provide near-perfect accuracy in identifying gallbladder cancer. Prof Preeti Agrawal,…
Consumer Awareness Program On Price Monitoring Of Pharma Drugs Held
KATHUA: A programme to generate consumer awareness on price monitoring and availability of pharmaceutical drugs was organized today in District Hospital, Kathua by Price Monitoring & Resource Unit, (PMRU) J&K…
AIIMS Develops A Wound Healing Device
NEW DELHI: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), with the support of its school of international biodesign, has developed a wound healing device for early healing that also reduces the…
Govt Earmarks Rs 1 000 Cr For Promotion Of Bulk Drug Parks
New Delhi: The government has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for the promotion of bulk drug parks for FY25, a multi-fold increase from Rs 85.15 crore outlay in the revised estimate for…
Nizamabad Among Top Three District In Alprazolam Consumption In Telangana: CP
Nizamabad: Expressing concern over the increase in the use of intoxicating substances in the district, Commissioner of Police Kalmeswar Shingenavar said Nizamabad was one of the top three districts in the…
