In Context Reports of drugs manufactured in India causing severe harm and dozens of patient deaths from across the world continue to trickle in. Controversial reports on drugs manufactured in India Anaesthetic drugs: Latest of the reports is the deaths of two patients in Sri Lanka who were administered Indian-made anaesthetic drugs. Eye drops: Just […]
In Context Recently, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted a set of recommendations to strengthen action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). About Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) About: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk […]
News Fourteen fixed-dose combination (FDCs) medicines found to lack therapeutic relevance have been banned by the Central Government through a gazette notification issued over the weekend. Justification for Ban The ban, which comes into effect immediately, follows recommendations of the Expert Committee formed to examine the efficacy of these drug combinations and the Drugs Technical […]
In News Psychedelic drugs are emerging in research as promising ways to treat treatment-resistant depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. What are Psychedelics ? Psychedelics are a group of drugs that alter perception, mood, and thought-processing while a person is still clearly conscious. Usually, the person’s insight also remains unimpaired. They are non-addictive, non-toxic and compared […]
In News The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new initiative to be better prepared for future outbreaks of a similar scale and devastation as the COVID-19 pandemic. More about the PRET Initiative Global Meeting for Future Respiratory Pathogen Pandemics: The initiative was announced at the Global Meeting for Future Respiratory Pathogen Pandemics held […]
In News The Union Cabinet has approved the policy for the medical devices sector and six strategies have been planned to tap the potential of the sector with the implementation action plan. Medical Device Sector in India The current market size of the medical devices industry in India is estimated at $11 bn (approximately, ? […]
In News The World Health Organization has said that a batch of contaminated India-made cough syrup has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. About Guaifenesin is an expectorant used to relieve chest congestion and symptoms of cough. Samples of the Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup from the Marshall Islands were analysed and it was […]
In News Recently, the National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2019-20) are being released. Major Highlights Share of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in Total Health Expenditure declines from 62.6% in 2014-15 to 47.1% in 2019-20 […]
In News World Malaria Day is being observed on 25th April. World Malaria Day It is an international observance commemorated every year to recognize global efforts to control malaria. Theme – “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement”. World Malaria Day was first held in 2008. It was developed from Africa Malaria Day. WHO […]
In News Nigeria made history with the approval granted a new malaria vaccine- R21/Matrix-M, which has been developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. It is the second country to do so after Ghana. About The R21, otherwise referred to as Matrix-M malaria vaccine, is the second vaccine […]
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