HMD Develops Dispojekt To Help Reduce Needle Stick Injuries

New Delhi: Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) has launched first-of-its kind Dispojekt single use syringes with safety needle, which further strengthens India’s position in becoming global powerhouse in medical devices.…

First Cancer TIL Therapy Gets FDA Approval For Advanced Melanoma

Maryland: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Amtagvi (lifileucel), the first cellular therapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with a type of skin cancer (melanoma) that is unable…

No Impact On Immune System Of Man Who Received Over 200 COVID-19 Vaccinations: Lancet Study

New Delhi: Researchers have examined a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 vaccinations against COVID-19 and found that his immune system was fully functional. Until now, it…

Delhi HC Directs Union Health Ministry To Frame Policy On Online Sale Of Drugs Within 4 Months

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the Union ministry of health and family welfare to frame a policy of online sale of drugs within four months and warned that…

Covaxin Not As Effective As Serum Institutes Of India’s Covishield

New Delhi: Covishield elicited higher levels of antibodies against various SARS-CoV-2 strains in comparison to the government-backed Covaxin, a study led by the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) that compared…

Two Women Arrested With Banned Medicines, Carrying To Nepal

Motihari: Birgunj Police of Nepal has detained 2 women along with banned medicines. Sentinel Deputy Superintendent Kumar Vikram Thapa said that this action was taken near Rajat Jayanti Chowk of Ward…

NPPA Fixes Ceiling Price Of 31 Scheduled Formulations Under Revised Schedule I

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling price of 31 formulations under the revised Schedule I of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. It has…

Bengal STF Nabs 5 People In Two Separate Incidents, Seizes Phensedyl Worth About Rs 2.5 Cr

Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police nabbed five persons and seized phensedyl worth about Rs 2.5 crore in two separate incidents from West Burdwan and Nadia on…

Three Drugs Purported To Be Manufactured By ‘Meg Lifesciences’ Are Spurious: DCA Telangana

Hyderabad: V.B. Kamalasan Reddy (IPS), Director General, Telangana DCA said in press release that “It has come to the attention of the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, that certain drugs claimed on…

Vision Loss After Cataract Surgery, Amending Clinical Establishments Act: Govt To Gujarat HC

AHMEDABAD: The state government told the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday that it is in the process of amending the Gujarat Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act-2021, making registration mandatory for…