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 …
Stakeholders fear price cap formula will increase cost of medicines KHOMBA SINGH NEW DELHI The government’s new drug pricing policy draft is facing stiff all-round opposition over fears that it will increase prices of medicines, though manufacturers have welcomed it albeit with some changes. The draft National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy …
During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s three-day Russia visit, drug controllers of the two nations will sign a memorandum of understanding under which they will share information about drug adverse effects and regulation frameworks. The partnership could go on to recognise each other’s drug approval processes. India does not have too …
Faced with criticism on its clinical trial regulations, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has undertaken a slew of measures to streamline them, the most important being a proposed change in the rules of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945, which mandaates that in case of a death or …
The World Health Organisation has suspended the procurement of the hepatitis B vaccine – Revac B – from the Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker Bharat Biotech International Ltd. According to an alert released by the WHO, the decision was taken after a site audit of Bharat Biotech facility here conducted in September showed …
The World Malaria Report 2011 summarizes information received from 106 malaria-endemic countries and a range of other sources. It analyses prevention and control measures according to a comprehensive set of indicators, and highlights continued progress towards global malaria targets. This year's report builds primarily on data received from countries for …
Wants to take control of medicine price regulator from the chemicals ministry. The health ministry may oppose the market-based price fixing model suggested in the draft National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPP). The ministry is of the opinion that a market-based pricing strategy, which in a broad sense takes the average …
The Lipitor incident provides us with some insight into the pharmaceutical world, where science rubs shoulders with greed and intrigue On Wednesday, Ranbaxy put out an advertisement in the newspapers thanking everyone for their support in developing and launching atorvastatin in the US, which is the generic equivalent of Pfizer’s …
CUTTACK: Odisha has become the first State in the country to release an essential medicine list for children (EMLC) to ensure availability and supply of medicines in right formulations and dosages for the child population. In line with the WHO programme ‘Make medicines child-size’, the State Health Department has issued …
The number of rhinos poached in South Africa has risen sharply this year with more than 400 killed, the South African National Parks said on Tuesday. The parks body said 405 rhinos had been killed for their horns so far in 2011 -- 229 in the giant Kruger National Park …
There is growing, but belated, concern that much of the developing world's supply of medicines—in particular, its supply of anti-infective drugs—is of poor quality. This constitutes a major public health problem because the high prevalence of poor quality drugs in developing countries results in avoidable morbidity, mortality, and drug resistance. …
GMCH to set up new lab to test sputum for micro bacterium tuberculosis For the first time in the North-east, an intermediate reference laboratory is going to be set up at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for the culture and drug sensitivity test of sputum for micro bacterium …
What Short-acting barbiturate used as an anaesthetic. First of a standard three-drug protocol used in the United States to execute prisoners sentenced to death. Lethal dose (up to 5 grams) used to render prisoner unconscious, after which a paralytic and a toxic agent injected in sequence. Why Shortage of sodium …
The United Nations released what are probably the most optimistic figures on AIDS since the disease was first identified. New infections have fallen drastically, mainly through the use of drugs that can stop people passing on the virus. (Editorial)
Cholesterol Drug Hits US Stores The Day Pfizer Loses Patent Protection Mumbai: India’s largest drug company, Ranbaxy, which had been chasing a dream for years to launch the first generic version of world’s top-selling medicine Lipitor in the US, has finally succeeded—and, that too, as per schedule. Ending months of …
President Barack Obama called Thursday for an intensified fight against HIV/AIDS, directing an extra $50 million to the care and treatment of patients domestically and significantly raising the U.S. goal for the number of people globally who would receive lifesaving drugs in the next two years. The pledges, though involving …
Lipitor goes off patent today, but Pfizer may’ve queered pitch for clones, impacting Ranbaxy-led Indian pharma Indian pharma companies’ quest to make millions from the sale of copycat versions of blockbuster drugs may turn out to be a flop show as innovative companies raise defences to protect their turf. The …
A recent review has discussed the economic value of vaccine for developed countries. The situation is quite different in developing countries, and we examine the situation in Brazil. Vaccines are of fundamental importance for the control of infectious diseases, especially among the population that lives in poor sanitary conditions. Also, …
India might have to bear the burden of funding expensive treatments like second-line drugs for HIV patients and DOTS, plus for those suffering from multi-drug resistant TB. Global Fund, one of the biggest financers of India’s drive against the three killer diseases — AIDS, TB and malaria — has run …
Drug firm Strides Arcolab on Thursday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market two generic cancer drugs in the American market. Onco Therapies Ltd, a unit of Strides Arcolab, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for marketing injectable Carboplatin and …
