Superbugs now resistant to key everyday antibiotics: ICMR
NEW DELHI: Some of the most common infections – urinary tract, pneumonia, sepsis and diarrhoeal illnesses – are becoming increasingly harder to treat in India as widely used antibiotics continue…
Maharashtra tragedy: Gas leak at pharma company in Palghar; at least 4 dead
NEW DELHI: At least four workers have died and two others are in serious condition after inhaling nitrogen gas leaked at a pharmaceutical company located in the Tarapur MIDC of…
India Marks 15th Organ Donation Day as NOTTO Honours Leaders in Transplant Advocacy
The Union Health Ministry and the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) marked the 15th Indian Organ Donation Day with recognition for states, hospitals, and medical professionals leading transplant…
Live worm in biscuit: Consumer court directs Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to be paid to the woman by Britannia, chemist shop
The BMC’s Municipal Food Laboratory report of August 2019 had confirmed the presence of extraneous matter in the Good Day biscuits purchased by the woman. A consumer court in Mumbai…
Ray of hope for HIV patients, as Hyderabad-based pharma giants secure nod for game-changing HIV drug
Hyderabad: In a ray of hope for HIV patients, particularly for the significant burden in the two-Telugu speaking States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, several India pharmaceutical companies have secured…
Pharma department refuses to name 30 doctors in bribery tangle
Thirty doctors who accepted foreign travel and hospitality worth Rs 1.9 crore from pharma company AbbVie in Feb-March 2024 have faced no action from NMC because the department of pharmaceuticals…
Bharat Bio successfully completes Phase III trials of new oral cholera vaccine Hillchol
HYDERABAD: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said its oral cholera vaccine, Hillchol, successfully completed Phase III clinical trials demonstrating efficacy against both Ogawa and Inaba serotypes. The Hyderabad-based vaccine…
Indian pharma industry showed impressive growth in April 2025, by price led expansion: Report
NEW DELHI: The Indian Pharmaceutical Market continued its upward momentum in April 2025, registering a strong 7.8 per cent year-on-year growth with total sales reaching Rs 19,711 crore, according to…
India puts in place a health emergency plan for Jammu and Kashmir, transports portable hospitals to Poonch, Uri
New Delhi: The government has put in place a health emergency plan for Jammu and Kashmir amid continuing cross-border shelling from Pakistan, dispatching two portable hospitals in the affected areas…
Suven Pharmaceuticals renamed as Cohance Lifesciences
Suven Pharmaceuticals announced that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA), has approved change of name of the Company from Suven Pharmaceuticals to Cohance Lifesciences, with effect from…
