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Pyush Misra
Editor-in-Chief

“WHO congratulates India on becoming 1st country to regulate anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms and commended the country's strong leadership for this landmark step."

Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh
Regional Director,
WHO South-East Asia

July10, 2023, Immunotherapy alone has successfully beaten rectal cancer in a clinical trial involving 14 patients. This groundbreaking research is the first to investigate whether immunotherapy can beat rectal cancer that has not spread to other tissues in a subset of patients whose tumor contains a specific genetic mutation. Read More...

Tuesday, Jul 11, 2023, PUNE: Researchers from the city-based National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), who have been working to find a new approach to treat Celiac disease, claimed to have identified two bacteria in the small intestine of humans that can break down gluten. Read More...

July 6, 2023, The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the first therapy for Alzheimer’s disease clearly shown to slow the cognitive decline associated with the disease — a milestone in treatment, even if the benefits are modest. Read More...

Tuesday, July 4, 2023, SWOT analysis is in depth a systematic analysis of strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat. In pharmacy, drugs are used to treat diseases and distress. Drugs are safe when used properly under the supervision of healthcare professionals. To avoid harm to the patients, health consumers and patients need the assistance of healthcare professionals. Read More...

Monday, July 3, 2023, The Ayurveda drugs control department in Kerala is alleged to be weak in its performance of enforcing drug laws as many of the traditional drug manufacturers are said to be not complying with the provisions mandated by the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) to ensure the safety and purity of the drugs they manufacture and sell to patients, according to senior Ayurveda professionals and industry experts. Read More...

Saturday, July 1, 2023, As part of the membership drive, the Tamil Nadu Pharmaceutical Traders Association (TN PTA), an organisation of retail chemists, will hold a Refresher Course for member pharmacists working in medical shops at various locations in the state from August onwards. Read More...

Thursday, July 13, 2023, Even as the government’s decision to make Schedule M compliance compulsory for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the pharmaceutical sector in a phased manner is a good step, there should be measures like putting a moratorium on issuing licenses. Read More...

July 6, 2023, The drugmaker gained 0.9% on Wednesday, extending its advance after four straight months of gains while adding more than $94 billion to its value this year. Lilly ended June at a record high. Read More...

July 11, 2023, Mumbai: India’s pharmaceutical market grew a modest 3.5% in the April-June quarter of FY24 as volumes dropped and sales of respiratory products cooled due to seasonal changes, according to market research firm AWACS. Read More...

Monday, Jul 10, 2023, This AI-based model can be used to detect the severity level of the disease and assist medical practitioners remotely for a more accurate diagnosis. Read More...

Tuesday Jul 11, 2023, On Saturday, a robotic knee replacement procedure was performed on a 72-year-old man at the publicly funded RG Kar Medical College Hospital (RGKMCH). Read More...

Monday Jul 10, 2023, Every doctor in India must move to adopt digital tools in their practice. While it is easy to dismiss the role of AI in clinical practice, by 2028, technology will be handling at least 50 percent of the tasks handled by doctors today. Read More...

Thursday, July 13, 2023, The pharmaceutical industry in the country has sought urgent government intervention to revive and implement the “Upgradation of skill sets of persons employed in pharma manufacturing units” issued by the former Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr G N Singh on August 28, 2016. Read More...

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) authorized GSK's shot, called Arexvy, for active immunization to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults 60 years and older.

Bengaluru: Britain's health regulator approved GSK's vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes thousands of hospitalizationsProducts and deaths annually, the drugmaker said on Monday.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) authorized GSK's shot, called Arexvy, for active immunization to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults 60 years and older, the company said.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Quest Diagnostics, the leader in diagnostic information services, announced the launch of its first consumer-initiated genetic test, now exclusively available through the company's consumer health business at questhealth.com. Called Genetic Insights, the new offering helps people understand their potential risk of developing certain inheritable health conditions, with advanced technology and end-to-end support that includes personalized health reports and access to genetic counselling. Read More...

Saturday, July 8, 2023, Women seeking to start or expand a family can now access the Proov Confirm PdG home collection kit for assessing fertility through questhealth.com. Available through a collaboration with the consumer-initiated testing business of Quest Diagnostics and Proov, maker of at-home fertility and hormone tests, the Proov Confirm PdG test is the first and only FDA-cleared PdG (progesterone metabolite) home test kit to confirm successful ovulation. Read More...

Drug substance (API): Any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used in the manufacture of a drug (medicinal) product and that, when used in the production of a drug, becomes an active ingredient of the drug product. Such substances are intended to furnish pharmacological activity or other direct effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or to affect the structure and function of the body (Reference: ICH Q7A). Drug product: The dosage form in the final immediate packaging intended for marketing (Reference: ICH Q7A). 

Saturday, July 8, 2023, Regulatory compliance and handling of multimodal & ambient controlled cargo are the two major concerns in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The industry follows strict rules, such as good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good distribution practices (GDP), that assure product safety and quality, said Vaibhav Vohra, managing director, Continental Carriers. Read More...

Wednesday, June 28, 2023, iNova Pharmaceuticals, a multinational pharmaceutical and consumer health care company, is expanding its leading consumer healthcare platform through the acquisition of a portfolio of trusted, well-known consumer healthcare brands, anchored by the iconic Betadine product range. Read More...

It is always a great pleasure reading the articles published in this newsletter. Keeping the reader engrossed with current pertinent topics is really welcoming.

Always look forward to the newsletter editions every month for an interesting read. Great work!

"The Prescription" is a much awaited dose for my monthly consumption of important pharma developments and news. Well done!

Dr. Anamika Wadhera 

BDS, MPH, MSW, MWMA

Director

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