New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- India aims to prevent potentially dangerous drug reactions before they reach patients, moving beyond largely retrospective reporting towards proactive drug-safety monitoring. Und... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- India is witnessing a seasonal rise in respiratory infections driven primarily by Influenza A subtype H1N1, along with minor circulation of H3N2, Influenza B (Victoria lineage), ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- India has drawn up standard operating procedures (SoPs) for organ swaps, seeking to widen access to transplants amid a severe shortage of donor organs. The framework will allow d... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Union health and family welfare ministry has restricted the manufacture, sale and distribution of all fixed-dose combinations containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylep... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The government has relaxed licensing requirements for medical device makers that outsource sterilization, removing the need for a separate "loan licence" when the third-party fac... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- India is establishing official quality benchmarks for semaglutide, the key ingredient in blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, according to two gove... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has told the government that the recent surge in influenza cases is being driven by a circulating H1N1 strain, with no ne... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Union health minister JP Nadda on Friday reviewed the country's preparedness for H1N1 influenza, with a particular focus on Delhi, where cases have risen sharply this year. Acco... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed all state and Union territory drug controllers to ensure that medicines containing enclomiphene and its combi... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- India is cracking down on mushrooming salon-like hair transplant clinics after botched procedures, serious medical complications and fatalities raised concerns over patient safet... Read More