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 …
To the 2-drug team to combat the virus deadlier than HIV THE Hepatitis C virus has infected over 170 million people worldwide which is four times the number of hiv infected people. India, alone, has three million cases. The existing treatment is a combination of two drugs: interferon and ribavirin, …
Rich nations want to own vaccines developed and developing countries failed to reach an agreement on the exchange of virus samples and vaccines of pandemic flu at a recent World Health Organization (who) meeting . The agreement was debated at the Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Geneva on …
Used phony journals to push Vioxx pharma giant Merck has been accused of using unscrupulous methods, including publication of fake journals, to promote its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. The evidence against Merck was presented before an Australian court in May after it began hearing a four-year-old lawsuit. Merck paid a well-known …
Malaria is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Orissa. The present study was undertaken to measure the contribution of chloroquine (CQ) drug-resistant parasites to the risk of severe malaria and their biological advantage in this part of the country. Totally 79 uncomplicated and 93 severe malaria …
Khomba Singh NEW DELHI IN a move aimed to ensure supply of low-cost HIV drugs globally, UNITAID, an international facility for purchase of drugs against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB), held discussions with Indian generic drug makers on Tuesday to develop the world
...But Indian Govt Still To Place Orders THE first vaccine against the swine flu is likely to be globally available by August. Australia-based biopharmaceutical company CSL is all set to become the first company in the world to develop and manufacture a vaccine against the H1N1 virus and expects it …
REPORTS from Cambodia that malaria is developing resistance to artemisinins have set alarm bells ringing. Artemisinins are the best drugs we have to treat malaria, and until recently there have been no reports of resistance.
A MAJOR new study identifying a broad range of potential benefits of incremental pharmaceutical innovation for India will be released at the US-India Business Council
Bangalore: In a significant move aimed at making clinical trials on human beings more ethical and transparent, the Drugs Controller of India has ruled for the first time that all clinical trials taking place across the country in all areas of health
New Delhi: Despite the ban on sale of Tamiflu (oseltamivir), the anti-flu drug used in the treatment of H1N1 influenza, chemist shops in the Capital are selling it over-the-counter, at nearly double or triple the price. At a prominent medicine shop in Connaught Place, availability is not an issue. A …
Keeping in view the recent flooding of the Indian market with antibiotic and probiotic combinations, the authors decided to look at the prevalence of antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children and reviewed evidence available for use of probiotics in the prevention of AAD.
Only In India: Banned Abroad, Under Scanner Here... Analgin Use: Painkiller Reason for Ban: Causes bone marrow depression Cisapride Use: Reflux, constipation Reason for Ban: Could cause irregular heartbeat Human Placenta Extract Use: Chiefly used in cosmetic skin treatments Reason for Ban: Infections Quiniodochlor Use: Anti-diarrhoeal Reason for Ban: Could …
This paper examines issues surrounding the development and transfer of technologies for addressing the problem of climate change based on the experience of developing countries in addressing problems of innovation and access in the fi eld of medicines. It looks at alternative energy resources (AERs) and climate change mitigation technologies …
India is an increasingly influential player in the global pharmaceutical market. Key parts of the drug regulatory system are controlled by the states, each of which applies its own standards for enforcement, not always consistent with others. A pilot study was conducted in two major cities in India, Delhi and …
Intrinsic antibiotic resistance has been a fact of bacterium life since long before humans discovered the use of antibiotic drugs. However, the introduction of pharmaceutical antibiotics in the 1940s and explosion in use ever since dramatically accelerated the spread of antibiotic-resistance genes. Today, the problem of antibiotic resistance is so …
With demand for the antidote to H1N1 infection peaking across the world, the select Indian pharmaceutical companies are ramping up production of Tamiflu or its generic version. At least one such company, Hetero Drugs, is already in the process of supplying 1 million capsules to the Government of India and …
