Health News

CDC releases guidelines for prescribing pain medication for chronic pain

The U.S. agency issued new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain to curb overdose death cases.

Mar 16, 2016

PET plastic bottles safe for medicine packaging: Report

An NGO had filed a petition before the NGT, alleging that the PET bottles leaked harmful substances and pose a threat to human health.

Mar 15, 2016

DCGI withdraws alert on Avastin eye injection

The DCGI had issued the alert due to reports of the injection causing partial blindness at a Gujarat hospital.

Mar 15, 2016

P&G stops selling Vicks Action 500 Extra after government bans combination drugs

The government's ban on combination drugs has led several pharmaceutical companies to discontinue manufacture and sale of popular products.

Mar 15, 2016

Corex syrup ban stayed as Pfizer, Abbott India move Delhi HC against Govt order

The pharma companies' move comes in response to the government's decision to ban more than 300 combination drugs.

Mar 15, 2016

Centre launches initiative for better street food; to train 20,000 vendors in Delhi

The Central government's "Clean Street Food" initiative aims to raise the safety standards of street food in India

Mar 14, 2016

Govt brings 200 more drug formulations under price control

The government has amended the Drugs Price Control Order (DPCO) of 2013 to bring drug formulations for cancer, HIV and cardiovascular disease under price control.

Mar 14, 2016

Pfizer discontinues manufacture, sale of Corex after India bans over 300 combination drugs

The Centre has banned over 300 combination drugs, including Phensedyl and Corex, under Section 26(A) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

Mar 14, 2016

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to invest in UP, Bihar health care sector

Melinda Gates said the Gates Foundation will also launch projects in Rajasthan and Odisha to improve the health care sector.

Mar 14, 2016

India among top 3 countries with most HIV-infected people

With 21.7 lakh HIV-infected people, India quickly follows South Africa and Nigeria in the category.

Mar 12, 2016

Will order probe into ministry's 'government policy to hire Muslims' claim: AYUSH minister

The AYUSH ministry had earlier stated in response to an RTI that it doesn't hire Muslims as a government policy.

Mar 12, 2016

SC dismisses Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh Thakur's PIL against drug regulators

Thakur stated that he will continue to fight for the quality and safety of medicines for patients worldwide.

Mar 12, 2016

Pfizer gets USFDA approval for expanded use of cancer drug Xalkori

Xalkori is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have an ROS-1 gene alteration.

Mar 12, 2016

Parliamentary panel backs tobacco companies' bid to reduce size of pictorial warnings

The BJP MP Dilip Gandhi-led panel has termed the health ministry's recommendation of larger pictorial warnings on packets as "too harsh."

Mar 12, 2016

Dr Reddy's ties up with Turkish firm for 3 biosimilar products

TR-Pharm will also manufacture the drug substance and drug product upon completion of its facility investment.

Mar 12, 2016