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Pyush Misra
Editor-in-Chief

“The government is monitoring the situation and taking necessary steps in view of the surge in cases of mycoplasma pneumonia and influenza flu, especially among children, in China.”

Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister
Govt of India

Nov 23,2023: Healthcare has emerged as the most violative sector in half-yearly assessment of complaints by Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), constituting 21% of all ads scrutinised. The surge is attributed to high volume of drug and medicine advertisements on digital platforms in April-September this year. Read More...

Nov 15,2023: The Bill is expected to reinvigorate pharmacy education and raise its standard. Pharmacy education has remained stagnant for the last many years. The new commission will regulate and evaluate professionals in the field  Read More...

Nov 25,2023: The collaboration aims to improve the quality of primary healthcare services and access to them in areas suffering from inadequate health infrastructure and shortage of professionals. Read More...

Nov 23,2023:Substandard medicines, insufficient training, lack of quality culture, data integrity and more – an internal assessment of Indian pharmaceutical companies has exposed significant lapses during inspections across India. Read More...

Nov 21,2023: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to undertake steps to improve the infrastructure in hospitals run by it in the national capital. Read More...

Nov 27,2023: Rampant use of antibiotics has become a vicious circle. West Bengal health department has decided to act tough on the sale of antibiotic drugs in retail medicine shops in the state without proper prescription from any registered medical practitioner. The state health department has also decided to work closely with the state animal husbandry department to monitor the rampant use of antibiotic substances in agricultural farms, poultries, hatcheries and pisciculture farms. Read More...

Nov 21,2023: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has set the ceiling prices for nine drug formulations, including Tacrolimus and Co-trimoxazole. The prices for Tacrolimus (0.5 mg), 1 mg, and 2 mg have been fixed at Rs 20.97, Rs 39.98, and Rs 77.69, respectively. Non-compliance with the set prices will result in penalties. The NPPA has also revised the ceiling prices for Tramadol and Temozolomide. Moreover, the ceiling price fixation for orthopedic knee implants has been extended for one more year. Read More...

Nov 17,2023: Kilitch Healthcare India issued the recall on Monday and the Food and Drug Administration published the notice Wednesday. The recall is something of a formality, since the FDA had already alerted U.S. stores last month to stop selling the over-the-counter drops. Read More...

Nov 19,2023: The CoE status will empower AIIMS, Bhopal to serve as a regional hub with facilities for diagnosing, preventing, and treating rare diseases. It will include education and training of the medical personnel and patients to increase awareness about these disorders, leading to screening, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of rare disorders. Read More...

Nov 23,2023: More than 75% of the firms have also been issued show cause notices, the people said. Out of the total samples drawn from these manufacturing units, 15.1% have so far been declared to be of not of standard quality (NSQ). The regulator is currently conducting Phase IV of these inspections. Read More...

Nov 21,2023: Published last week in an online journal, Indian Dermatology, the study stated that 94.1 per cent of the alopecia areata patients covered showed complete/near complete response with this medicine. Read More...

Nov 25,2023: while the annual cost of the imported Nitisinone capsule that is used in the treatment of Tyrosinemia Type 1 comes to Rs 2.2 crore, the domestically manufactured capsules will now be available for just Rs 2.5 lakh. Tyrosinemia Type 1 is a rare disease that affects one in a lakh population. Read More...

Nov 19,2023: The change is already taking place across the world, including India where the small state of Goa recently became the first to go completely molecular with TB detection. (The microscopy test still has a role to play in subsequent treatment).  Read More...

Nov 23,2023: A warning letter is issued when the US health regulator finds that a manufacturer has significantly violated its regulations. "Your firm failed to thoroughly investigate any unexplained discrepancy or failure of a batch or any of its components to meet any of its specifications, whether or not the batch has already been distributed," the USFDA stated in the letter. Read More...

 

Nov 17,2023: In one of the cases, DMC had confirmed the punishment of Agarwal by removing his name from the State Medical Register for a period of 90 days. The council had taken this decision after receiving a complaint in which a woman had died allegedly due to medical negligence during treatment at Agarwal Medical Centre. In another case, Agarwal was deregistered for 30 days in connection with issuance of a medical certificate. Read More...

Nov 20,2023: The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) president Jagannath Shinde has categorically said that the national trade body will fight tooth and nail against setting up of the proposed National Pharmacy Commission after repealing the Pharmacy Act to replace the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). Read More...

Exercise is good for your health. Regular physical activity helps a person have stronger bones and muscles, helps control body fat, helps prevent certain illnesses, and contributes to a good outlook on life. Regular exercise helps promote digestion and a good night’s sleep. When children exercise as part of their busy lives, they are better equipped to manage the physical and emotional challenges of a busy day. Many governments and other organizations recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity every week.

Nov 25,2023: The government has sought "complete and detailed information" from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the mysterious respiratory illness that is spreading in China, even as it has said there is no need to panic, said people with knowledge of the matter. "We will be reviewing once we have the complete information on the illness from the WHO. We have sought the same from the health agency," said one of the persons, who did not wish to be identified. Read More...

Nov 15,2023: Type-2 diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, accounting for over 95 per cent of all diabetes cases, the UN agency said. However, it is often preventable, and factors that contribute to developing type-2 diabetes include being overweight, not getting enough exercise, and genetics, according to the WHO. Read More...

Dr. Anamika Wadhera 

BDS, MPH, MSW, MWMA

Director, Consumer Online Foundation

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