Over 50 Percent Antibiotics Prescribed In India Have Potential To Cause High AMR
New Delhi: Over 50 percent of antibiotics prescribed in India are those with a potential to cause high antimicrobial resistance, according to a government report based on India’s first large-scale…
Over 15% Of Medicines Made By Small Companies Are Of Poor Quality: Survey Report
New Delhi: More than 15% of medicines produced by small companies in India failed to meet quality standards compared with the national average of about 2%, says a government report on…
Higher Exports, Domestic Demand To Put Pharma SMEs In Pink Of Health
Mumbai: Robust domestic demand and exports to regulated markets will likely provide a booster dose to pharmaceutical sector revenue this fiscal despite tepid export demand from semi-regulated markets on account…
18% GST Applicable On F-18 Drug Used For Cancer Diagnosis: AAR
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that 18% GST is applicable on F-18 drugs used for cancer diagnosis. The bench of Amit Kumar and Harilal…
Unqualified Practitioner’s Clinic In Hyderabad Raided, Stock Worth Rs.1.65 Lakhs Seized
Hyderabad: Acting on credible information, Drugs Control Administration officials of Shameerpet zone, raided the premises of a quack, Gouraram Venkatesh of Uddemarri Village, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, who claiming to be a…
Centre Spells Out Rules For ICU Admissions
NEW DELHI: In a first, the government has come up with “Guidelines for Intensive Care Unit Admission and Discharge Criteria” to decide on the need of a patient for treatment under the…
‘Fake’ Drugs Case: Saurabh Bharadwaj Seeks Action Against 2 Officials
New Delhi: Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday requested the Central government to suspend two senior health officials to allow an “impartial inquiry” into the alleged supply of substandard drugs to…
India’s First Oral Chemo Drug For Leukaemia Developed By Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai: Physicians from Tata Memorial Hospital and Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), in collaboration with IDRS Labs, Bangalore, have developed India’s first oral suspension of the…
Assam: Karimganj Police Seize 50 Packets Of Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 5 Crore, Arrest Two Smugglers
Karimganj: In a significant operation led by Karimganj Superintendent of Police, Partha Pratim Das, drugs worth Rs 5 crore were seized, leading to the arrest of two smugglers from outside the…
‘Folk Doctors’ To Get A Quality Stamp
NEW DELHI: The government plans to certify individuals who may not have the prescribed qualifications to be healthcare practitioners but bear knowledge gained from previous generations for certain treatments, such as…
