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 …
New Delhi A suo motu study on drug pricing by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has revealed exorbitant profit margins on 21 common drugs manufactured by Indian companies. Though pricing regulations of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) say that companies can keep a profit margin of maximum 100 per …
A suo motu study on drug pricing by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has revealed exorbitant profit margins on 21 common drugs manufactured by Indian companies. Though pricing regulations of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) say that companies can keep a profit margin of maximum 100 per cent over …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week gave its first ever nod for an anti-HIV drug, Truvada, to pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences. However, the move was greeted with scepticism in some quarters, particularly from AIDS Healthcare Foundation — the U.S.’ largest HIV/AIDS non-profit medical provider — which described the …
The US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time approved a drug to prevent HIV infection through sexual activities. The drug, Truvada, is in use since 2004 as a part of retroviral therapy for HIV-I but the FDA green signal on Monday makes it the first approved …
The Supreme Court has termed as “unfortunate” the alleged incidents of humans being treated as “guinea pigs” in ‘illegal’ clinical trials in the country. Clinical trials are done to ensure that such vaccines, drugs and devices are safe and effective during their use. Two public interest litigations (PILs) alleged that …
New Delhi Pulling up the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government over the alleged illegal clinical drug trials in the country, the Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the issue, saying it was ‘unfortunate’ that humans were being treated as ‘guinea pigs’. Coming down heavily on the state government, …
Insurers may be burning their fingers in urban health portfolios for some time now, but the government’s rural healthcare initiatives, including its decision to provide free generic drugs to public hospitals, are set to offer fresh avenues of growth for them. The recent government decision to provide free generic drugs …
New Delhi: Mounting deaths due to alleged unauthorized clinical trials of drugs on humans took centre stage in the Supreme Court on Monday, which pulled up the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government for showing lack of sensitivity and urgency in collecting data and responding to a public interest litigation. …
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over alleged illegal clinical trial of drugs in the country, saying its “unfortunate” that humans were being treated as “guinea pigs”. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha pulled up the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government for not filing their response on …
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over alleged illegal clinical trial of drugs in the country, saying its "unfortunate" that humans were being treated as "guinea pigs". A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha pulled up the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government for not filing their response on …
JAIPUR: Six new antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres will be opened this year in the state to provide free drugs to people living with HIV, as the National Aids Control Society (NACO) has approved funds for the purpose in its annual action plan 2012-13. The new centres would come up at …
JAIPUR: Each and every maternal death in the state will be audited on a monthly basis at the district health society meetings headed by district collectors. The decision was taken to bring down the high rate of maternal deaths, which is currently 318 per 1,00,000 lakh live births. Principal secretary, …
The Parliamentary Committee’s report touches upon some important aspects of unethical drug trials, but health activists say that is not enough. The 59th report of the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, especially its suggestion for a separate report on clinical trials given the unprecedented growth in …
Stands up to White House’s strong-arm tactics against manufacturers of generic equivalent Over the summer one thing about U.S. President Barack Obama has become clear. His hawkishness in foreign policy affects not only nations like Pakistan and Yemen, which are saddled with U.S. drones carrying out targeted assassinations on their …
Uncontrolled medical treatment in Asia and Africa costs lives and money. David Peters and Gerald Bloom call for governments, firms and citizen groups to get involved.
Amid growing concerns over alarmingly high number of deaths during drug trials in India, new data revealed that of all the clinical trials conducted globally until now, only 1.5 per cent happened in India. But a lower share in the global drug trial component has not resulted in lesser mortality …
The government will be analysing mortality figures during drug trials in India following WHO data showing that 2,031 people died between 2008 and 2011 in such trials in the country. That amounts to about 10 people per week, or more than one person a day. At the same time, the …
Six months after reports came in of ‘totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TDR TB)’ from Mumbai, a “salvage regimen” for the disease has found positive response among several victims. The news of the drug-resistant TB had alarmed experts, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), and this new treatment could demolish apprehensions …
