Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/02/2025. The Supreme Court (SC), February 24, 2025 has directed all states to file their affidavits addressing concerns raised about antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs …
After the government failed to include the traditional stream of medicines in the Drugs and Cosmetics (amendment) Bill, 2013, it is now mulling a separate legislation to regulate systems such as ayurveda and homeopathy. According to official sources, the department of AYUSH, which administers development of ayurveda, yoga & naturopathy, …
Heart disease is one of the biggest killers and is often linked to problems caused by obesity (see article). But you might be better off having a heart attack than suffering acute heart failure. This is because treatments for heart attacks have been steadily improving over the years whereas heart …
In a move that will provide a big impetus to India's $500-million clinical trial industry, which has of late seen stunted growth, the government on Thursday cleared around 55 trials proposed by pharma firms and clinical research organisations, including Dr Reddy's, Eli Lilly, MSD Pharma, Cadila Healthcare, Quintiles. The approvals …
Order of the High Court of Delhi on infringement of copyright, rendition of accounts of profits, damages, cost and delivery up of infringing goods dated 13/09/2013.
Drug regulator has set a range of . 4 lakh to . 74 lakh as payout, depending on age and health risks of volunteers An expert panel set up by the drug regulator has recommended a minimum compensation of . 2 lakh for the family of ‘most serious, terminally ill’ …
Tripura will emulate Rajasthan and provide non–branded generic medicines to people to cut costs in medical treatment, an official said on Monday. “By March next year, the Tripura government will provide generic medicines instead of branded medicines to people in all government hospitals,” health department director Satya Ranjan Debbarma told …
Report points to a serious dereliction of duty by many of the institutions involved Health activists have appreciated the Parliamentary Standing Committee’s report on the “Alleged Irregularities in the Conduct of Studies Using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine by PATH in India.” They commended “its candid, transparent contents, which reflect …
Committee questions roles of ICMR, Drug Controller-General of India in the “intriguing” 2010 episode Accusing the international organisation PATH (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health) of exploiting with impunity the loopholes in the system during a trial of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, a parliamentary panel has also questioned the roles …
Experts trying to find reasons for the steep rise in illnesses spread by mosquitoes in the city over the last two years have squarely blamed patients who don't complete the prescribed course of medication and private clinics who refuse to follow the new drug policy. In the case of malaria, …
Thiruvananthapuram: Amid confusion over its efficacy and ambiguity over ensuring continuous supply, the state government is all set to make mandatory prescribing generic drugs in all government hospitals right from primary health centres -- from September first week. The generic drugs will be made mandatory in all government hospitals across …
Hyderabad: It has been a challenge for the government of India to come up with a new drug to cure tuberculosis and scientists at IICT are keeping their fingers crossed as the new combination of PA824 moxifloxacin and pyrazinamide under the Open Source Drug Discovery has successfully entered phase-II of …
The use of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals is increasing. Over the past decade, there has been a proliferation of research into potential environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment. A Royal Society-supported seminar brought together experts from diverse scientific fields to discuss the risks posed by pharmaceuticals to wildlife. Recent …
Notwithstanding strong warnings by the parliamentary standing committee on health, new drugs continue to be approved for marketing in the country without holding any clinical trials on Indian patients to test their safety and efficacy. Sources in the health ministry admit that as many as 26 new drug molecules have …
After successful implementation of a scheme for free supply of medicines in hospitals, the Rajasthan Government started the free diagnostic test facility at all primary health centres situated across the State to mark the Independence Day on Thursday. The scheme for free tests for all patients was introduced at all …
The city’s first suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) case has highlighted how its sole isolation facility needs some serious beefing up. The 20-bed ward at Kasturba Hospital has just one ventilator, the beds separatedby makeshift partitions. Both may prove fatal, especially since patients are isolated for a respiratory viral …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Commissioner of Central Excise, Thane-II Vs M/s. Time Pharma, Mumbai dated 14/08/2013 regarding pharmaceutical products for the purposes of Central Excise tariff.
Order of the Karnataka High Court on assailing the notification dated 18.06.2013 bearing No.G.S.R.377(E) issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and to quash the recommendations of New Drugs Advisory Committee (Neurology & Psychiatry) (‘NDAC’ for short) at Sl.No.7(10) pursuant to the meeting held on 11.05.2013.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to examine the new National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy-2012 for fixing prices of essential medicines in the country and also the Drugs (Prices Control) Order 2013 (DPCO 2013), notified by the government in May. A bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi asked the Centre to …
Indian food companies seeking to enter American markets may soon face a tough screening process, as the US health watchdog FDA has proposed a new Foreign Supplier Verification Programme for such products. The new rules, once adopted after an ongoing public consultation process, would apply to all foreign companies supplying …
