New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The country's top medical research body-the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)- has partnered with Hyderabad-headquartered Indian Immunological Ltd to develop the country'... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The government is planning to bring painkiller Tapentadol and epilepsy drug Pregabalin under strict control and monitoring to curb their misuse for substance abuse. The proposal... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- In the battle against fake drugs, chemists and wholesalers have always been spared the whip. May be not for long. India's apex drug regulator is working on stringent rules that ... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The National Health Authority has asked the health ministry to integrate the Universal Immunization Win (U-WIN) platform with Unified Health Interface (UHI). This is similar to ... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Patients may soon be able to make informed decisions about where to seek treatment based on a new grading system for accredited private hospitals in India, which is also expected... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Biovet, a Bharat Biotech group company, has received a licence from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for its lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine for dairy cat... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The health ministry is establishing an expert committee to monitor medical devices for adverse effects and to take measures to improve patient safety. The goal is to improve pati... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The Union government is drawing up an index to gauge states and union territories on their preparedness to enforce Central regulations on drugs, medical devices and cosmetics, acc... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The Union government is drawing up an index to gauge states and union territories on their preparedness to enforce Central regulations on drugs, medical devices and cosmetics, acc... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Centre has made the National Health Mission's (NHM's) funding for states and Union territories conditional on their government facilities getting the necessary quality certifi... Read More