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…
