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Centre places Pregabalin under Schedule H1 to curb recreational abuse

New Delhi, May 22 -- The Union health ministry has brought the anticonvulsant and nerve pain drug, Pregabalin, under the stricter Schedule H1 category of the Drugs Rules, 1945, to curb its growing rec... और पढ़ें


Prices of 384 essential medicines may see one-time increase as input costs surge

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Centre is weighing an emergency, one-time increase in prices of around 300 essential medicines as the West Asia war disrupts supplies of petrochemical-based pharmaceutical inp... और पढ़ें


India steps up surveillance amid global Ebola outbreak

New Delhi, May 21 -- New Delhi: India has enhanced nationwide disease surveillance and hospital preparedness following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of Ebola as a public health eme... और पढ़ें


India takes precautionary measures as WHO declares Ebola an emergency

New Delhi, May 18 -- The Union health ministry has initiated strict precautionary public health measures amid the spreading Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, according to two officials familiar with t... और पढ़ें


Nationwide chemist strike on 20 May loses steam as key states withdraw support

New Delhi, May 18 -- A nationwide pharmacy strike planned for 20 May has been severely weakened after retailer associations in 12 major states, including West Bengal, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, wi... और पढ़ें


Carcinogens in drug-making? A major clean-up is on the way

New Delhi, May 18 -- The Centre is set to clamp down on the use of harmful chemicals and energy-intensive processes in the pharmaceutical industry, a sweeping regulatory shift that will alter how medi... और पढ़ें


Roche launches India's first 7-minute under-the-skin lung cancer injection

New Delhi, May 14 -- Roche Pharma India has launched Tecentriq SC (atezolizumab), the country's first subcutaneous, or under-the-skin, immunotherapy for lung cancer, the company said on Thursday. This... और पढ़ें


Govt mulls standardized fees for doctors, basic medical procedures

New Delhi, May 14 -- Relief may be in sight for those weary of steep doctor fees and billing discrepancies at private hospitals. India is looking to regulate fees for consultation and common medical p... और पढ़ें


PM Modi announces West Bengal's integration into Ayushman Bharat

New Delhi, May 12 -- Priyanka Sharma, New Delhi : New Delhi: The people of West Bengal are set to gain access to the Ayushman Bharat's Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), Prime Minister Naren... और पढ़ें


India plans mandatory digital database for all blood centres to curb commercial donor networks

New Delhi, May 12 -- The apex drug regulator has directed all licensed blood centres to enrol in a national digital portal, as part of a crackdown after cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) inf... और पढ़ें