NPPA eases norms for new drug approvals Ruby Khatun Khatun25 Dec 2017 10:56 AM ISTThrough a recent notification, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemical and Fetilizers,...
Liberate pharmacy education from dual control: Pharmaceutical Congress Ruby Khatun Khatun25 Dec 2017 9:15 AM ISTChandigarh: Arguing that pharmacy education courses are not technical programmes, the 69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) on Sunday passed a...
FDA approves drug to treat dangerously low blood pressure Ruby Khatun Khatun24 Dec 2017 10:45 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Giapreza (angiotensin II) injection for intravenous infusion to increase blood pressure in adults...
US government official Henrietta Fore appointed UNICEF head Ruby Khatun Khatun24 Dec 2017 9:15 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former senior US government official Henrietta H Fore as the new executive director of UNICEF,...
Condom advertisement controversy: Curbs only on sexually explicit condom ads, govt clarifies Ruby Khatun Khatun23 Dec 2017 4:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The information and broadcasting ministry has clarified that the bar on airing of condom advertisements on TV during the daytime was only...
Lawmaker writes to PM Modi urging price caps on 20 medical devices Ruby Khatun Khatun23 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTMUMBAI: A member of the Indian parliament wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urging him to cap the prices of 20 medical...
Limit on Trade Margins -Medical syringe makers to cut prices soon Ruby Khatun Khatun22 Dec 2017 5:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: In order to make the consumables and medical devices affordable to the patients, manufacturers of disposable syringes have decided to put a...
NPPA fixes prices of 27 essential formulations Ruby Khatun Khatun22 Dec 2017 1:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: National drug pricing regulator NPPA Thursday said it has notified prices of 27 essential formulations, including those used for the...
Abbott launches first smartphone compatible insertable cardiac monitor to detect arrhythmias in India Ruby Khatun Khatun21 Dec 2017 10:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: Abbott recently launched the latest in Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) across India, providing patients access to the world's first and...
Over 75 percent of Indian drug import comes from China says pharma body IPCA Ruby Khatun Khatun21 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: An overwhelming dependence on drug imports and related raw materials from China could prove harmful for the health sector in India in the...
1,179 Ayush drug manufacturers not compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices: Govt Ruby Khatun Khatun20 Dec 2017 3:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: There are 8,667 licenced Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drug manufacturers in the country, out of which 1,179 are...
Lincoln Pharma gets patent for anti-malarial drug in India Ruby Khatun Khatun20 Dec 2017 12:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lincoln Pharmaceuticals has been awarded a patent for an anti-malarial drug in India, the company said.The patent has been awarded by the...
