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 …
Dr. V M Katoch, Secretary, Department of Health Research has admitted to the Parliamentary standing committee on Health and Family Welfare that Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) guidelines were not adhered to in the clinical trial of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine. A committee formed by the Union …
A GROUP of Indian pharmaceutical firms will collectively oppose as many as 90 drug patent applications sought by global drugmakers and some local companies, terming them as frivolous patent claims. The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), whose members include big local players such as Sun Pharma and Dr Reddy
Opposes Proposed Clause In Law To Inspect Facilities Of Exporting Countries INDIA is lobbying hard with EU members to block a legislation that will make it tougher for the country
Novo Nordisk President and CEO Leader in diabetes care, Novo Nordisk, owns the largest insulin plant in the world. It ships its active ingredients from Denmark to Indian partner Torrent Pharma
Civil Society Groups Express Concern Over Impact Of Free Trade Agreement Is the Indian government bargaining away the rights of millions across the world to essential drugs supplied by India, hailed as the pharmacy of the developing world, in the name of free trade with the European Union (EU)? That
New Delhi: India will launch a formal dispute against the European Union (EU) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over EU seizures of Indian generic drugs, a senior trade ministry source said on Tuesday. Settling the dispute could take between 12-18 months, another ministry source, who deals directly with WTO …
An interim report by a committee set up to determine the reasons for suspension of licences of three public sector vaccine manufacturing units is said to have concluded that then Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss gave the order without a clear analysis of the matter. According to sources, the report …
INDIA contributes 20 per cent of the global burden of new tuberculosis cases. In 2008, 1.8 million people died from TB including half a million deaths associated with HIV worldwide, said a 2009 WHO report. The role of BCG vaccination in TB control remains controversial. Its efficacy varies from region …
HAKAM SINGH, 59, runs a taxi business near the Inter State Bus Terminus at Kashmere Gate in New Delhi. He sits in a one-room office that overlooks the long rows of neatly parked black and yellow cabs. From morning till night, every day, he tends to phone calls while calculating …
oil exploration Argentine veterans cry war As diplomatic tensions between the UK and Argentina escalate following oil drilling plan near the Falklands, Argentine war veterans have threatened to invade the South Atlantic archipelago controlled by the UK. A war vets’ association in Bruenos Aires demonstrated in front of the British …
GLENMARK Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its unit entered an outof-court settlement with Glaxo-SmithKline LLC over patent actions on doses of atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride, the generic version of GSK
New Delhi: Indian scientists have mapped the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome, an achievement that gives hope of discovering a cost-effective drug for the disease that kills 3.3 lakh Indians and 17 lakh globally every year. The MTB map has been put online for free access.
World Health Organization estimates the maintenance of vaccines costs US $200 per year. From the making to the point of administration, vaccines require freezing temperatures for stability. Sustaining the cold chain needs a continuous supply of electricity; costs rise 14 per cent. “20 per cent children in developing countries with …
Thalidomide, a drug used during the 1950s as a sleeping pill and to relieve morning sickness in pregnant women, was a mixture of two forms: one beneficial, while the other caused severe birth defects. Chemists handing out the drug did not know this. A chemical compound if visualized three-dimensionally can …
