Indian Patent Office To Hear Objections On Gilead’s HIV Drug Patent Claims

Mumbai: The Indian Patent Office is set to hear objections against patent claims filed by US-based pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences on HIV prevention drug “Lenacapavir”. Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust, a civil society…

Delhi’s groundwater has high levels of salt that are dangerous for kidneys

A recent report by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has highlighted concerning levels of salinity in Delhi’s groundwater. According to the data, more than one in four water samples…

One-Third Of India’s 30 Lakh Sepsis Deaths Linked To Antimicrobial Resistance

New Delhi: In 2019, between 3 and 10.4 lakh people in India died due to bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a condition in which pathogenic bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics,…

DCC Recommends Making Sugam Portal Database Of All Products With Brand Names

New Delhi: The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), the advisory committee that advises the Central and state governments on matters that require uniform implementation of drug laws across the country, has recommended…

Pharmacist Practicing Without Degree, 35 Types Of Medicines And Surgical Equipments Seized

Sri Ganganagar: The Medical and Health Department on Monday took action against an illegal clinic and recovered medicines and surgical equipment kept without a license. The health department team found…

All Doctors To Have Unique IDs; NMC Starts Registration On Its New Portal

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has initiated the process of registration of all MBBS doctors eligible to practice in India on a recently launched portal, as a part of…

ICMR Signs MoAs To Advance First-In-Human Clinical Trials For Four Promising Molecules

New Delhi: In a significant stride towards strengthening India’s clinical research ecosystem, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has formalized Memorandum of Agreements (MoAs) with multiple sponsors under its Network…

1680 Onerex Cough Syrup Bottles Loaded In A Luxury Car Seized, One Arrested

Satna: Amarpatan police station has seized a huge consignment of intoxicating cough syrup on Katni-Bela National Highway. Police have also arrested a youth after seizing cough syrup and a car…

DCC Once Again Sensitises State Regulators To Submit NSQ Data On Time

New Delhi: The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), the advisory committee formed by the Central Government to advise the Central and state governments on matters that require uniform implementation of drug laws…

Excise Department Seized 5000 Fake Cough Syrup Bottles And Pickup Van, Arrested 2 Accused

Patna: The excise department team raided a warehouse located at Choti Pahari in Patna. Five thousand fake and banned cough syrups, worth about 5 lakh  recovered. Two accused were also arrested…