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India, Indonesia Sign MoUs for Cooperation in Health, Traditional Medicine, and Maritime Security
India and Indonesia have strengthened their bilateral ties by signing and renewing five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's state visit to Delhi.
Jan 26, 2025
Indian Healthcare Sector Tops Global Cyberattack Targets, Reports Reveal Shocking Stats
The Indian healthcare sector has emerged as the top target for cyberattacks, with 8,614 weekly attacks per organization, surpassing education/research and government/military sectors, according to a report by Check Point Software Technologies.
Jan 26, 2025
PHARMEXCIL Strengthens India-UAE Pharmaceutical Partnership
India Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (PHARMEXCIL) renewed its commitment to strengthening relations between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the pharmaceutical industry.
Jan 26, 2025
Supreme Court Urges Action on Snakebite Treatment Crisis in India
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Centre to take urgent action to address the crisis surrounding snakebite treatment in the country.
Jan 26, 2025
Health Minister Seeks Legal Opinion on Final Schedule M Draft Notice
The Union Health Ministry has also called for comments from the legal affairs department for its final draft notification on delaying the deadline of compliance by small pharmaceutical firms for adopting the revised Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
Jan 25, 2025
Medical Analysis Lab to Be Established in Coimbatore with Rs 29.67 Crore Investment
A state-of-the-art medical analysis laboratory, with an estimated cost of Rs 29.67 crore, will be established in Coimbatore.
Jan 25, 2025
Zoonotic Diseases and Climate Change Present Increasing Threats to Human Health: Ex-WHO Scientist
Soumya Swaminathan, ex-Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), emphasized the huge health risks that zoonotic diseases and climate change pose to human well-being.
Jan 25, 2025
New Licensing Rules Mandate Compliance with Schedule TB for ASU Nasal Sprays to Ensure Patient Safety
The Union Health Ministry has brought in new regulations of licensing under the Drugs Rules, 1945, which makes compliance with Schedule TB mandatory for Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani (ASU) nasal sprays. The step will ensure standardization of formulation, safety, and efficacy procedures for these products, along with higher consumer confidence and international market acceptability.
Jan 24, 2025
CDSCO Seeks Urgent Industry Inputs to Overcome Regulatory Challenges and Drive
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has issued an urgent call to pharmaceutical stakeholders, aiming to address regulatory challenges and foster innovation in India's pharma sector.
Jan 23, 2025
Larry Ellison Unveils AI's Role in Personalised Cancer Vaccines at Stargate Project Launch
Oracle chairman Larry Ellison declared that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will shortly revolutionize cancer treatment by creating personalized mRNA vaccines for patients in only 48 hours.
Jan 23, 2025
TSDCA Seizes Ayurvedic Medicines for Misleading Claims, Violating Drugs and Magic Remedies Act
The Telangana State Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) has confiscated stocks of two Ayurvedic medicines, Rheuam Liniment and Stolist Capsules, for making misleading claims that violate the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
Jan 23, 2025
FDA Adds Boxed Warning for Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone, Glatopa) Over Rare Anaphylaxis Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new Drug Safety Communication, placing a Boxed Warning on glatiramer acetate (Copaxone, Glatopa) for its serious but uncommon risk of anaphylaxis.
Jan 22, 2025
India Outpaces Global Average in Reducing Infant Mortality; TB Incidence Drops 17%, Says Health Ministry
India has achieved remarkable progress in reducing infant mortality and tuberculosis incidence, with reductions far exceeding global averages.
Jan 22, 2025
Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Immediate Action Against Online Wholesale of Banned Drugs
In a major decision, the Madhya Pradesh High Court's Jabalpur Bench has ordered police officials, the Narcotics Bureau (NCB), and the Drug Controller to take prompt action against those firms engaged in the wholesale online marketing of prohibited contraband drugs.
Jan 22, 2025
Mysterious Illness in Rajouri Claims 17 Lives; Brain and Nervous System Damage Identified as Common Factor
A mysterious illness in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, has led to 17 deaths, sparking concerns among medical authorities and the public.
Jan 22, 2025
Pune Records 22 Suspected Cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Samples Sent for Testing
Pune has reported 22 suspected cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder causing sudden muscle weakness and numbness.
Jan 22, 2025
Adar Poonawalla Urges Govt to Relax Vaccine Price Controls for Industry Growth
Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer at Serum Institute of India, on Monday asked the government to think about overhauling vaccine pricing policy to enable innovation and help grow the industry, yet also work towards that balance so as to ensure the required profit to reinvest in research and technology.
Jan 20, 2025
Bengaluru-Based Immuneel Therapeutics Launches Affordable CAR-T Cell Therapy for Blood Cancer
Immuneel Therapeutics, a Bengaluru-based cell and gene therapy company, launched Qartemi, India's second CAR-T cell therapy, to treat B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL), a severe form of blood cancer. The treatment is priced at less than one-tenth of similar therapies available in Western countries.
Jan 20, 2025
Apex Drugs Regulator to Tighten Risk-Based Inspections and Enforcement Against Spurious Drugs
The CDSCO has unveiled an integrated strategy for 2024 for addressing the spurious and substandard medicine problem in India, which it claims has not seen a remission.
Jan 2, 2025
IIT-Guwahati Develops Injectable Hydrogel for Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment with Much Fewer Side Effects
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and Bose Institute, Kolkata, in collaboration have come up with an injectable hydrogel to treat targeted breast cancer with much fewer side effects as those are often seen in chemotherapy
Jan 2, 2025
Maharashtra Health Minister Reforms: State Hospitals to have Third-Party Testing of Drugs
In the aftermath of the 2023 Nanded hospital tragedy, where 24 patients lost their lives within 24 hours due to inadequate facilities, Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar announced wide-ranging healthcare reforms
Jan 2, 2025
Rs. 2 crore worth of spurious drugs seized in Telangana raids
The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana in a strong crackdown against unauthorised manufacture of drugs and spurious medicines seized drugs valued at ₹2 crore during two raids conducted on December 31, 2024.
Jan 2, 2025
Pharma Company in Baddi Again Under Scanner For Supplying Alprazolam
A pharmaceutical unit in Baddi was yesterday raided by ANTF, Mohali, as it has recovered 12,000 sedative tablets of Alprazolam 0.5 mg that were reportedly being diverted illegally.
Jan 19, 2025
Puducherry Scientist Develops High-Yielding Lemon-Flavoured Pepper Variety
A new aromatic pepper variety promising high yields within just 18 months has been developed by 36-year-old scientist Sri Lakshmi Venkatapathy from Koodapakkam, Puducherry.
Jan 19, 2025
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