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DOSE OF THE DAY
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PSM India Capsules
How Bacteria Nearly Killed By Antibiotics Can Recover - And Gain Resistance
Mostly dead bacteria can sometimes be resurrected as antibiotic-resistant cells. A protein that pumps toxic chemicals out of E. coli bacterial cells can buy time for even nearly dead microbes to become antibiotic resistant. The protein, known as the AcrAB-TolC multidrug efflux pump, doesn’t work well enough to defeat antibiotics on its own.
New Compound Which Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Discovered
A new compound which visualises and kills antibiotic resistant superbugs has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL). The team, led by Professor Jim Thomas, from the University of Sheffield's Department of Chemistry, is testing new compounds developed by his PhD student Kirsty Smitten on antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria, including pathogenic E. coli.
Drug Laws & Policy Injections
QCI Launches Certification Scheme For Traditional Healthcare ProvidersMumbai, 28 May 2019: In order to give formal recognition to traditional healers in the country, the Quality Council of India (QCI) has launched national voluntary certification scheme for traditional community healthcare providers (TCHP) jointly with Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluru to certify the knowledge and skills of traditional healers and bring them in the mainstream.
Under New Norms, Pharma Firms May Get Away With Lower Benefit-Sharing Obligation New Delhi, 26 May 2019: Pharma companies that use plants, animal extracts or microorganisms in manufacturing their products may need to share minimal benefits with the local community from which they source such natural ingredients if new guidelines proposed by the environment ministry are implemented in their current form.
Enforce Clinical Establishment Act: DG Health Tells OfficialsDehradun, 25 May 2019: The Director General (DG) of state health services, Dr Ravindra Thapliyal has directed the officials of his department to strictly enforce the provisions of Clinical Establishment Act in the state.
Maha Govt Amends IPC To Make Illegal Trading Of Medicines A Non-Bailable OffenceMumbai, 27 May 2019: The Maharashtra government has amended section 274 to 276 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make the illegal trading of medicines a non-bailable offence. In the amendment, there is a provision for life imprisonment for those who are involved in trading of adulterated and spurious drugs.
Regulator May Prescribe Bigger Dose Of Price Control On MedicinesNew Delhi, 20 May 2019: India’s drug pricing regulator is considering a proposal to cap trade margins of all medicines at 30% to curb profiteering, a proposal that the Narendra Modi-led government plans to implement if it retains power.
CDSCO Classifies 12 New Notified Medical DevicesMumbai, 20 May 2019: In order to ensure patient safety, the Drugs Controller General India (DCGI) has classified the 12 newly notified medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) based on the intended use of device, associated risks and other parameters as per the provisions of new Medical Device (MD) Rules, 2017 effective January 1, 2018.
Pharma Injections
Gujarat State Pharmacy Council Suspends Registrations Of 5 Pharmacists For Renting OutMumbai, 27 May 2019: As a major deterrent to pharmacists, the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council (GSPC) has suspended registrations of five pharmacists for renting out certificates to retail pharmacies after being employed elsewhere in violation of Pharmacy Act, 1948. 
Tamil Nadu Medical Council Asks Doctors To Refrain From Online PublicityCHENNAI, 24 MAY 2019: Doctors’ consultation fee has gone up by at least 300 and patients are forced to pay money for needless procedures and therapy because medical practitioners are paying a premium to have their names on top of the charts in web directories, Tamil Nadu Medical Council president Dr K Senthil has said.
IPEC Federation Publishes Its Position On Supply Chain Security For Pharmaceutical Grade Excipients Bengaluru, 24 May 2019: The IPEC Federation has published a new position paper on Supply Chain Security for Pharmaceutical Grade Excipients. In this regard, the Federation has highlighted that the supply chain security requires the protection and control of pharmaceutical excipients.
Pharma Cos Gear Up To Outsource FM Services Mumbai, 22 May 2019: Indian pharma companies are today outsourcing integrated facility management (FM) services as a major strategy to address market needs and stricter global regulations. According to experts, as production of generics is huge, pharma companies are now looking to outsource their non-core activities to meet US FDA’s strict regulatory scrutiny to manage risks better.
Prosecution Sanction Issued Against Bio-Med In Polio-2 Contamination Matter Ghaziabad, 21 May 2019: Authorities are set to file a complaint against the people responsible for running the affairs of Ghaziabad-based Bio-Med Pvt. Ltd for supplying “adulterated" polio vaccines, two people aware of the matter said.
Indian Pharma Industry Unfairly Targeted In The Book “Bottle Of Lies” : Pharmexcil Hyderabad, 19 May 2019: Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) has raised objections over the book written by a former US FDA auditor Katherine Eban, where the author has made unsubstantiated, unqualified and unsolicited comments about select Indian pharmaceutical companies based on out-of-date allegations from more than a decade ago.
Drug Dopes
CMFRI Develops Dietary Supplement Against HypertensionKochi, 28 May 2019: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has come up with a nutraceutical product from the sea to combat hypertension. 
Hyderabad: Govt To Ration Drugs To PHCs To Mitigate WastageHyderabad, 23 May 2019: The state health department will rationalise the supply of medicines to primary health centres (PHC) on the basis of disease burden to cut wastage and incorrect administration of drugs, minister for health and family welfare Etela Rajender said on Wednesday.
BMC Issues Notices To 20 Officials In Charge Of Civic Hospital Drug Stores Mumbai, 23 May 2019: After cracking down on rogue medicine suppliers for failing to deliver medicines across civic hospitals, leading to a shortage of medicines, over 20 BMC officials are in the dock for conniving with suppliers and not taking action against them for delayed delivery of essential medicines.
Wrong Vaccine Administered To Two Infants; Families Furious After Deaths Ranchi, 22 May 2019: Another shocking incident of medical apathy surfaced as two infants lost their lives at a government hospital. The infants allegedly lost their lives after an immunisation vaccine was administered to them. The incident took place in the Giridih district.
9 Held For Selling Drugs Meant For Defence, ESIC Hospitals umbai, 21 May 2019: The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra claimed to have busted an inter-state racket of illegal sale of medicines meant for defence and ESIC hospitals and arrested nine people, an official said on Tuesday.
HPMC Fluid Used In Botched Eye Surgeries ‘Substandard’Rohtak, 17 May 2019: Laboratory test reports have confirmed that fluids used in botched cataract surgeries performed in a Bhiwani government hospital in March were substandard.
National Injections
Hot Coconut Water Not Cure For Cancer: Tata Memorial Centre MUMBAI, 18 MAY 2019: An inaccurate health message on social media prompted the country’s premier cancer care hospital, Tata Memorial Centre in Parel, to issue a statement that the message was unscientific and was never uttered by its director, Dr Rajendra Badwe. The message suggested that drinking hot coconut water daily would destroy cancer cells by releasing an anti-cancer substance. It stressed that it was the latest treatment for all types of cancer.
Karnataka DC Dept Links 12 Sakala Services To Seva Sindhu PortalBengaluru, 27 May 2019: The Karnataka drugs control department is now aggressively working to ensure that 12 of the 15 Sakala services related to pharmaceutical certifications will now be able to take the online route. It will be made available on the Seva Sindhu portal coming under the ambit of the Directorate of Electronic Delivery of Citizens Services, under the aegis of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms' e: governance arm. This will be effective from June 1, 2019.
India-China Pharma Cooperation Feasibility Summit Held Ahmedabad, 24 May 2019: Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), SHENGJIE and SaSPinjara, China and India hosted a summit in Pullman Shanghai South, China during May 16th-17th, 2019. The summit was focused on the pharmaceutical Industry between India and China which would be in interest of exploring export business for nation across the globe.
Doc Online Collaborates With Okira To Provide Affordable And Accessible Healthcare Mumbai, 25 May 2019: DocOnline, a Hyderabad-based telemedicine company, has tied up with Okira Health Care Private Limited to offer health cards across the country. Okira is a leading healthcare provider in various states including West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
Health Department Told To Launch Operation Against Quacks HYDERABAD, 23 MAY 2019: Hyderabad division Commissioner Muhammad Abbass Baloch has asked health authorities to launch a decisive action against quacks, unregistered blood banks,harmacies and dental clinics. “If these illegal activities continue, the district health officers (DHO) and drug inspectors will be held responsible,” he warned at a meeting in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Heart Patients Allege Neglect By Pacemaker Manufacturer New Delhi, 17 May 2019: The world’s largest medical device manufacturer, Medtronic, appears to have decided to remain silent and continue selling its allegedly defective pacemakers in India. This puts thousands of heart patients at risk of a sudden death caused by premature battery depletion in their Medtronic pacemakers.
Global Injections
US FDA Approves $2M Medicine For Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Maryland, 25 May 2019: U.S. regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, for a rare disorder that destroys a baby's muscle control and kills nearly all of those with the most common type of the disease within a couple of years.
Fenspiride-Containing Medicines Could Cause Heart Rhythm ProblemsAmsterdam, Netherlands, 23 May 2019: A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee has recommended that marketing authorisations for cough medicines containing fenspiride should be revoked, meaning they will no longer be marketed in the EU.
US FDA Urged To Crack Down On Aid Access Shipping Abortion Pill Mifeprex From India
Washington, 15 May 2019: A bipartisan group of 117 lawmakers has urged the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on companies, primarily based in Europe, that ship chemical abortion drugs from India to the US.
Vaccine Storage And Transport Transformed With Sugary Gel
Hamilton, Canada, 22 May 2019: Many vaccines need to be kept continuously at cold temperatures, referred to as a “cold chain.” Without it, they may lose their efficiency. But, keeping a vaccine refrigerated poses a challenge, especially in remote and impoverished regions of the world. Now, a stable and affordable way to store viral vaccines for weeks at a time at temperatures up to 40ºC has been developed.
Scientists Develop Device To Detect Bacteria In Minutes, Not Days
Washington, 7 May 2019: The era of doctors prescribing patients powerful antibiotics while they wait for lab reports could soon be numbered, with a new device returning results within minutes instead of days. It was invented by a team at Penn State university and described in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday.
High Levels Of Sunscreen Ingredients End Up In The Bloodstream -Study
Washington, 7 May 2019: The active ingredients of commonly-used sunscreens end up in the bloodstream at much higher levels than current U.S. guidelines from health regulators and warrant further safety studies, according to a small study conducted by U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers and published on Monday..
PSM PILL
Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills Have Spread To 46 States In The Last Two And A Half Years
February 20, 2019: When, in October 2016, The Partnership for Safe Medicines began tracking the incidence of counterfeit prescription pills made with fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, we were startled to find that the pills had been found in 25 states, and had been linked to deaths in 17 of them.
Six People In Georgia Have Been Indicted For Manufacturing And Selling Counterfeit Xanax And Fentanyl Pills
May 28, 2019: A group of six people, five men and one woman all in their early twenties have been indicted on federal charges that they were using industrial pill presses to make counterfeit Xanax and fentanyl/carfentanil pills. They are also accused of selling the fake pills throughout Georgia via the Internet, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reports.
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SUBSCRIBER'S SYMPTOM
City hospital finds drugs sold at discount ineffective on patients; Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital writes to FDA
Article contributed by Mr.Deepak Barai, Thane, Maharashtra
In a grave development about the state of healthcare in the city, a major hospital has written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), demanding that the quality of drugs being sold at pharmacies here be investigated thoroughly. e.
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