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CDSCO plans to ask more brands to put QR codes on packaging to stop fakes

This follows CDSCO's move last year to strictly implement barcodes or QR codes on 300 top medicine brands such as Allegra, Calpol, and Dolo

Govt approves Rs 1,040 crore boost for TB patient nutritional support

It was also decided to introduce energy-dense nutrition supplementation (EDNS) for all underweight TB patients or those with a body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5 kg/m² at the time of diagnosis

US FDA grants fast track status to Wockhardt's novel antibiotic WCK 6777

WCK 6777 is a once-a-day, β-lactam enhancer used for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Indian education sector needs to prepare itself for AI-driven future

The second of a three-part series reports on how education institutes are addressing the skills shortage

Karnataka tops in verified health facility registry; TN, Odisha at bottom

Low saturation rates delaying HFR process: Officials

Draft norms on passive euthanasia can expose doctors to legal scrutiny

Bold step, but doctors may be concerned over increased legal scrutiny, say experts

Draft norms on passive euthanasia can expose doctors to legal scrutiny: IMA

National President IMA R V Asokan says doctors have always taken such clinical decisions in good faith

After Torrent, Alkem refutes claims of its drugs failing CDSCO test

Company claims samples of Pan-D, Clavam 625 tested were spurious, not manufactured by it

Govt issues new advisory to states, UTs after first Mpox Clade 1b case

The advisory asks states and UTs to continue undertaking appropriate activities to make communities aware of the disease, its modes of spread, and the need for timely reporting and preventive measures

Torrent Pharmaceuticals refutes claim of Shelcal 500 failing CDSCO test

Company claims sample tested was spurious and not manufactured by it

Entod Pharma meets DCGI, issues clarification over eye drop 'claims'

Move comes after drug regulator had suspended nod granted to firm to manufacture, sell PresVu eye drops

Out-of-pocket health spend falls, govt spend rises in NHA 2021-22

According to the estimates, the coverage of private health insurance also showed an upward trend, rising from 5.8 per cent in 2017-18 to 7.4 per cent in 2021-22

Odisha govt in talks with Centre to join Ayushman Bharat scheme

State's own scheme will run alongside central plan, according to sources

Punjab govt in talks with health ministry over Ayushman Bharat backlog

Sources indicate Punjab state health agency has not submitted audit reports since 2020-21

India reports first case of Mpox Clade 1b strain that triggered WHO alert

The Clade 1b strain has been found in a 38-year old man from Kerala's Malappuram district who had tested positive last week

Exploring opportunities of growth in various cities across India: Abhay Soi

Max Healthcare is on an expansion spree planning to add 3500 beds in 3 yrs

Modi to launch expanded Ayushman Bharat scheme, U-Win portal in Oct: Nadda

New TB regimen to reduce duration of regimen for drug resistant TB patients to come early next year

Health schemes face hurdle in Punjab as pvt centres stop cashless treatment

The hospital body PHANA claimed that it took the step due to unresolved payments of approximately Rs 600 crore owed by the state government, pending for the last six months

Poly Medicure to deploy Rs 1,000 cr fundraise for capex, future buys

The company is looking at portfolio expansion and increasing the number of products being added each year

ICMR to advance 1st in-human trials for Zika, flu, blood cancer therapies

First-in-human trial is a type of clinical trial in which a new drug, procedure or treatment is tested in humans for the first time