India’s First Gene Therapy Offers New Hope For Haemophilia Patients
BHUBANESWAR: In a significant medical breakthrough, India’s first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.…
Ballari Maternal Deaths: Karnataka HM Says Will Discuss Possibility Of SIT Or Judicial Probe With CM
Bengaluru: After five maternal deaths were reported at a hospital in Karnataka ’s Ballari district in November, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced on Tuesday that he…
No Proposal To Prohibit Ranitidine In The Country: Govt In RS
New Delhi: At present, there is no proposal to prohibit the manufacture, distribution and sale of Ranitidine, a medication used to reduce stomach acid, in the country, Minister of State…
Karnataka Govt Merges Dept Of Food Safety With Drug Control Dept
Bengaluru: In a significant development, the Karnataka government has issued an order merging the Department of Food Safety and Standards with the Drug Control Department. It is now renamed as…
Bavarian Nordic Partners With SII For Mpox Vaccine Production
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) announced today a license and manufacturing agreement for its MVA-BN® mpox vaccine with Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (“SII”). Under the agreement, the…
Diabetes Drug Linked To Increased Damage To The Optic Nerve
Southern Denmark: In their separate studies, Jakob Grauslund, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Anton Pottegård, Professor of Pharmaceuticals, have used two different methods to investigate all Danish users of Ozempic. Both of…
Doon Police Arrested Wanted For Manufacturing And Selling Narcotic Drugs Under The Guise Of A Herbal Factory
Dehradun: In order to realize the vision of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of “Drugs Free Devbhoomi 2025”, instructions have been issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Dehradun to all…
Pharma Companies Have Increased MRP By 20-50 Per Cent Over The Past Six Months
Palanpur: A sudden surge in the prices of life-saving drugs has left consumers reeling, as pharma companies have increased costs by 20-50 per cent over the past six months. Essential…
Huge Consignment Of Drugs Recovered From A General Store, Arrested
Varanasi/Ghazipur: The Central Bureau of Narcotics Ghazipur unit arrested a shopkeeper with 1.01 kg of the banned drug Buprenorphine from Khushi General Store located in Sear Gobardhan of Lanka police…
SC Seeks Replies From Centre, Others On Plea Over Snakebite Treatment
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Union of India (UOI) and all the states and Union Territories (UTs) and sought their detailed responses on hearing a…