Ficci calls for preventive measures of coronavirus in India Medical Dialogues Bureau3 March 2020 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Industry body Ficci has recently called for measures to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus in India, even as two more cases -- one in...
Drug marketers to take onus for quality of drugs, regulatory compliance: Health Ministry Gazette Farhat Nasim19 Feb 2020 2:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent gazette notification, the Union Health Ministry has amended the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, wherein, drug...
Gazette calls for registrations of medical devices, details Farhat Nasim13 Feb 2020 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, the Union Health Ministry has mandated the registration of certain medical devices with the apex drug...
All medical devices to be classified as DRUGS, details Farhat Nasim12 Feb 2020 11:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent gazette notification, the Union Health Ministry has notified medical equipment used on humans or animals as "drugs"...
Capping Trade Margins of pharma would save Rs 984 crore, Ashwini Kumar Choubey informs LS Farhat Nasim7 Feb 2020 4:53 PM ISTThere would be an annual saving of approx. Rs. 984 crores to the patients under 'Trade margin Rationalisation Approach' by the National Pharmaceutical...
Pharmacists to protest at Jantar Mantar against amendment of Schedule K of Drugs and Cosmetics Act Farhat Nasim18 Nov 2019 2:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Pharmacist Association (IPA) has decided to conduct a protest on November 29 at Jantar Mantar against the recent draft to amend...
Health Ministry proposes to allow Nurses, Community health workers to store, dispense medicines; Pharmacists see Red Farhat Nasim12 Nov 2019 2:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: With the central government moving to permit many allied healthcare practitioners including Community Health Officers, Nurses, Auxiliary...
Applying for CDSCO license for your drug? Make Sure your formulation does not have similar brand name Farhat Nasim9 Nov 2019 4:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to curb the irrational practice of using similar names for different drugs that results in utter confusion, the Union Health...
Medical Devices classified as Drugs: CDSCO releases Amendment Rules for registeration of 36 devices Medical Dialogues Bureau25 Oct 2019 4:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent Gazette Notification, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recently released Draft Medical Devices...
Health Ministry to bring all Medical Devices under CDSCO regulations, Invites comments Farhat Nasim19 Oct 2019 5:38 PM ISTOnce finalized, the medical device makers will have to get licences from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) while CDSCO will be the nodal...
CDSCO Committee to draft new guidelines for effective recall of substandard drugs Farhat Nasim7 Oct 2019 5:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: To examine the issues regarding effective recall system of drugs found Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) and to review the recall guidelines...
Health Ministry, WHO join hands to redesignate NHSRC for development of medical devices Farhat Nasim4 Oct 2019 5:06 PM ISTThis year in collaboration with WHO's country office, NHSRC developed a guidance document for the health ministry's free diagnostics initiative to...