Merck receives demand notice from NPPA for overcharging supriya kashyap kashyap31 Dec 2016 11:27 AM ISTNew Delhi : Drug firm Merck said it has received demand notice from the national drug pricing regulator NPPA, alleging overcharging on Polybion L 100...
Incentives and discounts to make health insurance universal: IRDAI supriya kashyap kashyap30 Dec 2016 9:00 AM IST New Delhi : The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI )Chairman T S Vijayan said there is a need to incentivise people who...
Pacemakers can get hacked warns FDA, issues guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap29 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTThe U.S. government issued rules for addressing cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, providing manufacturers with guidelines for fixing security...
Gujarat government announces Biotechnology Policy supriya kashyap kashyap28 Dec 2016 11:57 AM ISTGandhinagar : With an aim to establish Gujarat as a preferred destination for manufacturing of biotechnology products, the state government announced...
1st phase of Pharma City may commence operations by end of 2018: KT Rama Rao supriya kashyap kashyap27 Dec 2016 11:32 AM ISTHyderabad : Telangana Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said the first phase of the proposed Pharma City near here is expected to commence operations by...
FDA approves first drug for spinal muscular atrophy supriya kashyap kashyap26 Dec 2016 12:08 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Spinraza (nusinersen), the first drug approved to treat children and adults with spinal muscular...
Prices of 50 essential drugs slashed by up to 44 percent supriya kashyap kashyap25 Dec 2016 11:07 AM ISTNew Delhi : Prices of over 50 essential drugs including those used for treatment of HIV infection, diabetes, anxiety disorders, bacterial infections,...
Sale of Medicines through Online Pharmacies: Committee Recommendations savita thakur thakur24 Dec 2016 9:58 AM ISTThe Sub-Committee constituted by the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) to examine the issue relating to online sale of drugs has submitted its...
USFDA approves tissue expander breast reconstruction after mastectomy supriya kashyap kashyap23 Dec 2016 12:38 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of a new tissue expander system for soft tissue expansion in two-stage breast reconstruction...
NPPA to embark study on Impact analysis of price regulation of essential drugs supriya kashyap kashyap23 Dec 2016 11:11 AM ISTMumbai : The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) will soon embark on a research study on 'Impact analysis of price regulation in India...
Stents under Price Control; Government amends Act Meghna A Singhania22 Dec 2016 12:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stents prices will soon have a maximum limit, as the government is moving ahead in its endeavour to bring them under the national list of...
FDA approves device to replace fingerstick testing for diabetes treatment supriya kashyap kashyap22 Dec 2016 12:07 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved use of Dexcom’s G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System to allow for replacement of...
