EDITORS EMULSION 1st Dec 2018

Greetings!

Mortality rates owing to drug-resistant bacteria in India are more than twice compared to that in high-income countries. Most of the patients who died were either old or admitted to ICUs when they were diagnosed with the infection. Read a detailed report on superbugs killing more in our country and  PSM India’s presence in Goa under PSM India Capsules.

While chemists on one hand, may face legal action for non compliance with storage norms, e-pharmacies on the other hand, may get regulated this month. In a bid to encourage diagnostic laboratories performing basic tests to adopt quality practices thus improving healthcare system at grassroot level in the country, the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has come out with entry level accreditation scheme for basic composite (small) medical laboratories. All this and more in Drug Laws and Policy Injections.

Be it the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) setting up a high-powered panel to take a much-awaited interest subvention scheme for small pharmaceutical manufacturers, rampant antibiotic overuse in dermatology, dentistry and ENT, 1200 homeopaths getting trained in modern medicine, Shubhra Singh appointed as the new NPPA chairperson or WHO mapping the dangerous misuse of antibiotics; its all covered in this edition of The Prescription.

We constantly endeavour not only to collate important information from the health and medicine world but also to create a connect with consumers all over. We welcome articles and write ups from our readers and are glad to feature them under the section titled Subscriber’s Symptoms. This issue features an interesting contribution by Sloka Agarwwal from Varanasi on a report stating that the research on medicines is carried by a handful of drug companies only. Mark your calendar with the interesting upcoming events listed in our newsletter and remember to take your laughter dose in the end.

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Stay Healthy. Stay Safe.

Pooja Khaitan

Editor-in-Chief,

The Prescription