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DOSE OF THE DAY
"It's time to take capital markets closer to the masses. We propose to initiate steps for an electronic fundraising platform to list social enterprises and voluntary organisations. This will help social enterprises working for welfare raise capital. Government will spend ₹ 100 lakh crores for infrastructure in next five years,"
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Patient Safety Capsules
Govt Should Notify E-Pharmacy Rules
Mumbai, 15 Oct 2020: The Government should finalise and notify e-pharmacy rules immediately as the regulatory uncertainty dampens growth and new investment in the sector, according to the experts. Panellists on the discussion also said there remains ambiguity on the legality of marketplaces. They were participating in a discussion on ‘e-Pharmacy: Digitally Empowering Consumers and Small Businesses’ organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Govt To Conduct Workshops On Latest Technologies For Vaccine Development
Mumbai, 22 Oct 2020: The Union health ministry is planning to conduct workshops for regulators and manufacturers in the country for understanding latest technologies for vaccine development.
Drug Laws & Policy Injections
Delhi HC Asks ICMR, CSIR To Reply On Pendency Of Approval To FELUDA TestNew Delhi, 21 Oct 2020: The Delhi High Court asked Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to file affidavits regarding pendency of approvals to ‘FELUDA’, a test used for detecting Covid-19 infection.
IPC To Amend Blood Thinner Heparin Sodium Monograph In IP 2018 Mumbai, 22 Oct 2020: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) will soon amend the heparin sodium monograph in IP 2018 following an appeal from stakeholders. The decision to this effect was taken by the IPC at a meeting held on September 23, 2020.
Imports From China Is Up Despite Border TensionsNew delhi, 19 Oct 2020: India's trade with China has gone up during the pandemic and the lockdown despite tensions at the borders. Exports were up 27 percent from April to August period. There was a contraction in imports but the overall share of Chinese imports in our imports baskets has grown.
Stay On Proceedings Must Not Exceed 6 Months: SCNEW DELHI, 17 OCT 2020: The Supreme Court has ordered that any stay on criminal and civil proceedings will not continue beyond six months and the trial court can proceed in the case without waiting for approval from higher courts if the stay is not extended.
Syringe-Makers Look To Ramp Up Stocks For Covid VaccineNEW DELHI, 16 OCT 2020: As the race for Covid-19 vaccine picks up with governments across the world readying plans for its procurement and distribution, syringe manufacturers in India are ramping up capacities by over 30% to meet the expected rise in demand globally.
State Entitled To Prescribe Qualifications For Job: HCSrinagar, 14 Oct 2020: Observing that State as employer is entitled to prescribe qualifications as a condition of eligibility, J&K High Court on Tuesday set aside its single bench judgment which had held candidates possessing B. Pharmacy eligible for posts of Junior Pharmacist as against 10 2 and Diploma in Pharmacy as basic requirement.
Pharma Injections
Ayush Ministry Reviews Interventions Towards Prevention And Management Of COVID-19Mumbai, 22 Oct 2020: The Union Ministry of Ayush secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha chaired a high level meeting to review the various impactful interventions made by the ministry in the recent months to contribute towards preventive steps and management of COVID-19.
ASCI Announces Covid-19 Advertising AdvisoryMumbai, 20 Oct 2020: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has announced an advisory to advertisers so that they can adhere better to ASCI code on misleading advertisements around Covid-19. The advisory has been released following various misleading claims by advertisers around coronavirus cures and preventions.
PCI Releases ER 2020, D Pharm Course To Continue As Basic Qualification For Pharmacist Post Chennai, 20 Oct 2020: In a major relief to the students pursuing D Pharm course, pharmacists with diploma qualification and to institutions running the diploma course, the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has released the ‘Education Regulations 2020’ for diploma course in pharmacy.
Oxygen Units Threatening To Stop Supply, Say Bengaluru Private Hospitals BENGALURU, 20 OCT 2020: Major medical oxygen manufacturers have threatened to stop their supplies to some of Bengaluru’s hospitals, demanding exorbitant charges, the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (Phana) has alleged.
ICMR Nod For IIT-Kharagpur Team's Covid Testing Device KOLKATA, 22 OCT 2020: Researchers at IIT-Kharagpur have received validation for ‘COVIRAP’ — the diagnostic machine developed by them for its efficacy in detection of Covid — from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Covid-19: IAVI, Merck, Serum Join Hands To Develop Monoclonal Antibodies Pune, 22 Oct 2020: IAVI, a non-profit scientific research organisation dedicated to addressing urgent and unmet global health challenges, and Pune-based Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, have announced an agreement with Merck to develop SARS-CoV-2-neutralising monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to address the pandemic.
Drug Dopes
In 64% PPE Kit Cases, Manufacturers Are Not Complying For Testing Quality: IPC StudyMumbai, 23 Oct 2020: The Ghaziabad-based Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) which is the National Coordination Centre (NCC) for Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) has revealed in its latest study that in 64% cases, manufacturers are not complying with the government guidelines and personal protective equipment (PPEs) are being sold and distributed in the market without proper testing and non-compliance to quality. IPC has been keenly working on the development of resource material and reporting tools as the NCC for MvPI which was launched in 2015. 
Action Against Drug Store That Sold Liquid Glucose As COVID-19 ProphylacticKOZHIKODE, 21 OCT 2020: The Drugs Control Department is expected to take action against a drug store in Koyilandy in Kozhikode district, after reports emerged that glucose in liquid form was being sold there apparently as a preventive drug for COVID-19.
3 Persons Die After Consuming Alcohol Mixed With Sanitiser Palakkad, 20 Oct 2020: Three persons died in Kanjikode, Palakkad district of Kerala allegedly after they consumed alcohol mixed with sanitiser. The three deceased, who used to stay in the same tribal colony, consumed alcohol together on Sunday evening and collapsed at night.
Dr Harsh Vardhan Launches Website For Info On Clinical Trial Of CSIR Ushered Repurposed Drugs New Delhi, 20 Oct 2020: Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday launched an online portal that provides information about CSIR ushered repurposed drugs and their current stage of trials..
People Make A Beeline For Fake Covid Medicine, DC Intervenes KOZHIKODE, 20 OCT 2020: Thanks to an ENT physician’s ‘discovery’ of nasal drops which can ‘resist Covid’ and a prominent vernacular daily reporting it, a medical store in Koyilandy here is making a quick buck. E Sukumaran, a Koyilandy-based senior ENT surgeon and former deputy director of health department, has claimed that nasal drops — the ‘medication’ has a 25 per cent glucose content — can eliminate the coronavirus from the throat itself.
Over 52-Kg Of Propiophenone Used For Ephedrine SeizedMumbai, 20 Oct 2020: The zonal unit of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided a warehouse at Dhumaal Nagar, Sagar Industrial Estate in Palghar on Sunday evening and seized 353 grams of Ephedrine. One canister of 52.875 kg liquid chemical purported to be Propiophenone, a raw material used for synthesis of Ephedrine, was also seized from the location.
National Injections
India Decides To Reassess Covid-19 Treatment Protocol New Delhi, 17 Oct 2020: Indian health authorities have decided to review the protocol followed at present for the treatment of Covid-19 after interim results from a large World Health Organization trial found four of the commonly used drugs provide little or no benefit in reducing fatalities in hospitalised patients.
DGFT Allows Export Of All Alcohol-Based Hand SanitizersNew Delhi, 16 Oct 2020: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has now allowed export of all alcohol-based hand sanitizers, including alcohol-based hand sanitizers in containers with dispenser pumps.
IPC Rolls Out PPE Adverse Event Reporting Form Mumbai, 17 Oct 2020: In order to collect information on Medical Devices Adverse Event (MDAE) in India, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has rolled out personal protective equipment (PPE) adverse event reporting form as part of the Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) for patient and health worker safety.
Got Covid Despite Taking Best Ayurvedic Immunity Boosters: Ayush Minister Calangute, 18 Oct 2020: Union Ayush minister Shripad Naik said on Saturday that he couldn’t escape Covid-19 despite taking ayurvedic immunity-boosters. “Despite taking the best of ayurvedic medicines and boosting my immunity, I was still infected by the disease, as I came in contact with a large number of people to help them during the lockdown,” Naik, who recently recovered from Covid, said. “People need to continue taking the utmost care — wear masks and maintain social distance to minimise the chances of getting infected.”
Gujarat FDCA To Conduct Workshops For Upgradation Of Schedule M Units To WHO-GMP Compliant Units Mumbai, 19 Oct 2020: The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) is planning to conduct workshops for upgradation of Schedule M units to WHO-GMP compliant units. This is aggressively being done by the state drug regulator as part of the global harmonization programme for capacity building, training, networking, knowledge sharing and compliance.
Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech To Begin Trial Of Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine Soon: Dr Harsh Vardhan NEW DELHI, 18 OCT 2020: Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech are expected to pursue late stage clinical trials of intranasal COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months once they receive regulatory approval, India's health minister said on Sunday.
Global Injections
Researchers Develop A New Breath Analyser Test For Covid-19 With Over 90% AccuracySINGAPORE, 22 OCT 2020: Researchers in Singapore have developed a breath test to detect Covid-19 within a minute as authorities are working on a roadmap for the phase three of easing of safety measures in the country.
Darchula Police Confiscate Illegally Collected Yarsagumba Worth Rs 15 MillionKailali, 19 Oct 2020: Police in Darchula district of far-western Nepal have arrested a man in possession of yarsagumba , a precious fungus used for medicinal purposes, that was collected illegally.
Mankind Pharma Collaborates With Russian RDIF For Distribution Of Sputnik V In India
New Delhi, 17 Oct 2020: Delhi based Mankind pharma has collaborated with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund for sales and distribution of Sputnik V in India, sources told ET.
Most Effective Drugs For Common Type Of Neuropathic Pain
Columbia, 15 Oct 2020: More than 20 million people in the U.S. suffer neuropathic pain. At least 25% of those cases are classified as unexplained and considered cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy (CSPN). There is no information to guide a physician's drug choices to treat CSPN, but a researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care led a first-of-its-kind prospective comparative effectiveness study.
Nigerian Drug Regulator Blacklists Pharma Company For 'Substandard' Antibiotics
New Delhi, 19 Oct 2020: Nigeria’s drug regulator National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has blacklisted Gujarat-based pharma firm Mars Remedies for manufacturing “substandard and falsified” antibiotic tablets.
Gilead Questions WHO Study That Cast Doubts On Drug's Covid-19 Benefits
Washington, 16 Oct 2020: Gilead Sciences Inc has questioned the findings of a World Health Organization (WHO) study that concluded its Covid-19 drug remdesivir does not help patients who have been admitted to hospital.
PSAIIF PILL
Direct Financial Assistance To Designated Vaccine Manufacturers: Health Secretary
Mumbai, 14 Oct 2020: The government is providing direct financial assistance to designated vaccine manufacturers to assist in R&D activities, which presently includes pre-clinical trials, and in future, may be extended for clinical trials also, said Rajesh Bhushan, secretary, ministry of health and family welfare in course of a media briefing on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on COVID-19, held at New Media Centre, New Delhi.
Govt To Import 1L MT Medical Oxygen To Meet Winter Demand
New Delhi, 15 Oct 2020: The Union Health Ministry has initiated the process of importing liquid oxygen as part of its preparedness to meet any unforeseen shortage during the winters when the country may witness an increase in Covid-19 cases leading to a rise in demand for oxygen.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Many Of The Oximeters You're Buying In India May Not Be Reliable ?
HYDERABAD, 14 OCT 2020: In July, Shradda* a resident of Rajendranagar in Hyderabad bought three oximeters for members of her family, who tested positive for the coronavirus. “My mother is 64 years old and has pre-existing conditions. She had a bad case of COVID-19, and we used the oximeter to take her vitals at least four times a day, especially to monitor her oxygen levels,” says Shraddha who even maintained a chart, noting down her mother's SpO2 (oxygen level in blood hemoglobin) levels. Read More>>>
SUBSCRIBER'S SYMPTOM
Oxford Scientists Develop 5-Minute Covid-19 Antigen Test
LONDON, 15 OCT 2020: Scientists from Britain's University of Oxford have developed a rapid Covid-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding it could be used in mass testing at airports and businesses.
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