Page 12 - Medicines

Everybody can't be allowed to prescribe medicines for treatment, says SC

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file counter affidavit within a week on the plea against the August 21 order of the high court

Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronavirus, shows study

A recent study conducted at Penn State College of Medicine suggests that certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses

Sales of Biocon's itolizumab surge as phase-4 clinical trials begin

With phase 4 clinical trials now on, the sales may see a further uptick if data supports its use on Covid-19 patients, said experts.

Paracetamol curbs amid Covid-19 pandemic dent sales during monsoon

Sales of paracetamol are typically high during monsoon when cold and flu ailments are common

India supported us by sending medicines amid Covid: French Defence Minister

French Defence Minister Florence Parly said that India supported her country by sending essential medicines during the peak of Covid-19 crisis in the European nation

Pharma industry committed to supplying quality drugs in India, world: IPA

IPA Secretary General Jain said, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has outshone itself as a consistent and reliable supplier of life-saving medicines to India and the world

Glenmark Pharma gets nod for favipiravir; Cipla, Hetero for remdesivir

Glenmark gets nod for oral favipiravir, Maha health minister says Cipla and Hetero get nod for remdesivir

Malaria drug Trump used to prevent Covid-19 found ineffective in major test

Hydroxychloroquine did not seem to cause serious harm but was no better than placebo pills, says medical journal.

SpiceJet receives permission for drone trials to deliver medicines

Earlier this month, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted exemptions to 13 groups to operate drones on an experimental basis

Company tests coronavirus vaccine candidate on people in Australia

US-based Novavax will inject 131 volunteers in the first phase of the trial testing the safety of the vaccine and looking for signs of its effectiveness.

Uttar Pradesh govt seeks details of people buying medicines for fever, cold

They have also been instructed to update the information on the state's Health and Family Welfare Department website, every day by 5 pm

Govt assures medical equipment supplies as Covid cases cross 35,000

Seven firms to ramp up manufacturing to meet June ventilator target of 75,000 units; order for oxygen supplies made to local companies

Covid-19 lockdown: Domestic pharma growth takes hit as stock piles up

Inventory days have gone up from 31 days as on March 22 to 41 days as on April 22

Covid-19: Home Secy writes to states to ensure supply of essential goods

The Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also urged for steps to be taken to prevent hoarding and black marketing

Aurobindo Pharma faces class action suit in US for concealing facts

Aurobindo Pharma allegedly concealed facts about cancer-causing agent NDMA in type-2 diabetes drug metformin

Covid-19: Netanyahu, Putin agree on movement, coordination of med supplies

"They also agreed to enable movement between Russia and Israel so that citizens of the two countries will be able to return home," Netanyahu's office said in a statement

Coronavirus outbreak: Traders seek Army help to distribute medicines

With chemists on the brink of running dry, Centre gets on a war footing

India, China spar over legacy of traditional medicinal system 'Sowa-Rigpa'

Sowa-Rigpa is a traditional Tibetan system of medicine practised in India's Himalayan belt. It is popular in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal's Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh

Ready for suspended animation?

The emergency preservation and resuscitation procedure has already been used on at least one patient to give doctors more time

Medicines costing less than Rs 5 per dose may be taken out of price control

If this goes through, drugmakers will have the liberty to raise the prices of these drugs by up to 10 per cent every year