NPPA Clarifies Orthopaedic Knee Implant Manufacturers & Importers Can Raise 10% Of MRP
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has clarified that the manufacturers and importers of orthopedic knee implants can avail an increase of 10 per cent in maximum retail price (MRP) with…
UP Initiates Major Pharmaceutical And Biotech Hub Projects
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is taking significant steps to bolster its presence in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. In a recent development, the state is working on establishing three key…
Illegal Drug De-Addiction Centre Busted In Gurugram, Operator Arrested
Gurugram: A joint team of the chief minister’s flying squad and the health department busted a drug de-addiction centre being run illegally here and arrested one of its operators, police…
India Finds Two More Toxic Syrups Months After Poisoning Deaths
NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulator has found that a cough syrup and an anti-allergy syrup made by Norris Medicines are toxic, according to a government report, months after Indian-made cough…
Nanded Hospital Deaths Expose Maharashtra’s Flawed Medicine Procurement System
Mumbai: The deaths of 31 patients within a two-day period at the Maharashtra government-run Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded has once again exposed the state’s flawed…
24 Patients, Including 12 Newborns, Die Within A Day At Nanded Govt Hospital Due To Shortage Of Medicine
New Delhi: Twelve newborns and as many adults died at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded in 24 hours, the hospital dean said, blaming a shortage of medicines and hospital…
Resistance To Last-Resort Antibiotics Carbapenem Growing In India: ICMR Report
MUMBAI : The majority of the country’s sickest patients may no longer benefit from carbapenem, an antibiotic that effectively treated pneumonia and septicemia until a decade back, according to the latest…
Parliamentary Panel Recommends DoP To Expedite Implementation Of TMR For Medical Devices
New Delhi : The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended to the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to ensure expeditious implementation of the Trade Margin Rationalisation Policy…
