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Analgesics, other common drugs used during Covid-19 clock double-digit CAGR

Pain and fever drug Paracetamol and blood-clot preventing Enoxaparin both post growth rates beyond 20%

Cipla looks to invest more in mRNA tech; holds discussions with firms

Speaking to Business Standard, Samina Hamied, executive vice chairperson, Cipla, says one must invest in research and development (R&D) to feed the commercial growth engines

Cipla will use Covid-19 bulk drugs inventory when demand rises

The Covid-19 portfolio contributed 5-6 per cent of Cipla's turnover during peak Covid waves, the firm said

PAG invests Rs 2,000 crore in Optimus Drugs for controlling stake

Exact stake size not revealed, sources put the number at 70%

Cipla Q4 PAT dips 12% to Rs 362 cr owing to Covid inventory impact

For the full fiscal, Cipla has posted a 4.7% jump in net profit to Rs 2,517 crore, revenue and Ebitda rose 13.6% and 6.4% respectively

Sun Pharma's Halol unit gets 10 observations under USFDA's Form 483

Plant's OAI status is unchanged, hinting at status quo; Sun Pharma says will respond to observations within 15 days

CEPI funds Bharat Biotech consortium project for variant-proof Covid-19 jab

CEPI has till date announced funding for nine such projects including the Bharat Biotech one

Submit data on vaccine immunity among young children: NTAGI to institutes

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will hold its crucial meeting on vaccine for children next week

Coronavirus: Decoding India's 'excess mortality' according to WHO estimates

A Business Standard analysis found that most of the countries with an older cohort of population and higher in the development index had a lower excess mortality rate than India.

Nearly one-fourth of all men and women in India are now obese: NFHS

Obesity a growing concern, especially in urban India; marginal decline in stunting among children

Fertility rate drops to 2 children; now below replacement level: NFHS

The TFR ranges from 1.1 children per woman in Sikkim to 3 children per woman in Bihar

India Covid death toll highest in world, says WHO as govt rejects report

India's official Covid death toll is 481,486 between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021

Govt data shows surge in people dying without any medical attention in 2020

Fewer women gave birth in institutional settings amid pandemic

Biological E eyes 1 billion doses of non-Covid vaccines in 5 years

At present, the firm has a capacity to make 1.5-2 billion Covid vaccines and 600 million non-Covid vaccines per annum.

India has registered over 520,000 Covid-19 deaths in all: CRS report

Covid-19 deaths grew in 2021 compared to 2020

One confirmed XE case in India, no reports of clusters in country: INSACOG

In the bulletin for April 18 and 25, INSACOG mentions that one case of coronavirus XE varient has been confirmed in the country.

Ahead in curbing Covid-19 pandemic, India must monitor now: Experts

One of the few to contain Omicron well, it has seen stronger peaks followed by declines

NTAGI meet this week to review vaccine data for 5-12 age group

A senior government official had told Business Standard last week that so far there was no scientific evidence to expand the vaccination programme to young children

Centre urges states to take action on heat wave-related illnesses

In a communication to all chief secretaries of states and UTs, Union Health secy Rajesh Bhushan has sought daily surveillance reports on illnesses shared with NCDC

Non-Covid drugs and vaccines likely to get fast-track approval too

A senior CDSCO official confirmed that there are plans to adopt the best practices used during the Covid-19 pandemic for non-Covid19 drugs too