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CEPI funds Pune's Immunoscript for "freezer-free" RNA vaccine

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Barely months into operation, Pune-based biotech company Immunoscript Life Science will receive up to $8.9 million (almost Rs.85 crore) from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedne... Read More


Patient safety in a time of fakes, misbrands and recalls

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- August proved a troubling month for patient safety - with at least four separate reports related to fake medicines, voluntarily recalls and alleged misbranding. An inter-State f... Read More


IIL stands by rabies vaccine, as CDSCO flags 'fake' vials seized from unlicensed Delhi residence

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Indian Immunologicals Ltd(IIL) has stood by its rabies vaccine Abhayrab, and called on authorities to trace the source of vials recently picked up from an "unlicensed" residentia... Read More


Metropolis Healthcare looks to consolidate local presence, build on tech backbone

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Three years after diagnostic chain Metropolis Healthcare's promoters made a strategic shift and brought in a professional to run operations, the diagnostic chain looks to grow by... Read More


Sun Pharma signs agreement with US government for MFN pricing on medicines

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is among nine drugmakers that have signed an agreement with the United States government to extend "Most Favoured Nation" (MFN) pricing in A... Read More


PH Kurian : A public servant who put public health before patent rights

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- A civil servant who issued the country's first and only compulsory license (CL) on a kidney cancer drug - paving the way for a less-expensive version of the medicine to come in -... Read More


Is the colour of money changing the healthcare landscape

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Small nursing homes, trust-run hospitals and large corporate chains - India is dotted with these institutions delivering healthcare services, some for many years now. A recently... Read More


Sun Pharma's recall of eyedrops: Experts raise concerns on implementation and enforcement

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The recent voluntary withdrawal of Sun Pharmaceutical's eye drops has raised concerns on the implementation and enforcement of recalled products - as some retailers and regulator... Read More


QR coding for medicines needs to take the next leap in standardization of codes: GS1 CEO

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- A QR code gives consumers information on a product, but that in isolation is not enough, says S Swaminathan, Chief Executive Officer with supply-chain standards organisation GS1 ... Read More


Of hospitality and hospitals: Health panel report calls for transparent pricing, grievance redressal mechanisms

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Complaints of opaque tariffs and hidden costs in private hospital bills, are often heard from patient families. But a recent Parliamentary panel report has flagged similar concer... Read More