Mar 15,2024 Prices of essential medicines including painkillers, antibiotics and anti-infectives are set to see a minuscule increase from April 1. In line with the annual change in the wholesale price index (WPI), the government is set to allow a...
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Mar 13,2024 New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over obtaining an independent medical opinion on the condition of Amit Katyal without its order. The court seeking a response from the accused on the reply filed...
Mar 08,2024 The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed Bayer Zydus Pharma, a joint venture between Bayer and Zydus Cadila, to continue production and sales of various strengths and sizes of diagnostic agent Urografin for one more year as...
Mar 11,2024 The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended affixing bar code or quick response (QR) code on all vaccine products, as part of obtaining the benchmarking maturity levels required under the upcoming World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Benchmarking...
Mar 13,2024 The Drugs Controller General (India) (DCGI) has directed the state drug regulators in the country to cancel the product permission granted by them for manufacturing and marketing of certain antibiotic drug combination meropenem and disodium EDTA for injection...
Mar 14,2024 London: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s staff on Wednesday raised concerns that it was unclear if Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb ‘s cell therapies would benefit blood cancer patients when given as early treatments. Regulatory...
Mar 14,2024 Zydus Lifesciences on Wednesday said it has launched olaparib, a PARP inhibitor, under the brand name IBYRA in India, making advanced cancer treatment accessible to all. PARP (poly-ADP ribose polymerase) is a protein that helps damaged cells to...
Mar 14,2024 Mumbai: Emcure Pharmaceuticals recently announced its entry into the over-the-counter (OTC) market with their product Galact. The product has been prescribed by healthcare professionals for more than 20 years to boost breast milk production for lactating mothers. Galact...
Mar 14,2024 Pharma lobby groups have welcomed the new Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) that aims to keep unethical Practices in check. Notification of the code establishes a framework for communication claims, educational activities, samples and other market...
Mar 12,2024 New Delhi: Health and Chemicals & Fertilisers minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said the credit assistance scheme of SIDBI for Jan Aushadi Kendra operators will strengthen and help in further expanding the network. The loan from SIDBI will...