![]() | Medicines take most of patient's money in India, says JAMA reportThe study suggested that the government should regulate the drug and diagnostic market and bring down nonmedical costs like travelling to health facilities, food and lodging. |
![]() | Medical shop owners seek action against e-pharm firmsMedical shop owners across the country have raised strong concerns over the sale of medicines online by companies offering products at deep discounts. |
![]() | No shortage of medicines for hospitals: APMIDCThe officer maintained that due to the delay in payment to the suppliers in the past, supply of medicines was affected and now the same has been overcome. |
![]() | GST rate for COVID-19 medicines pegged at five per cent GST: governmentMinister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary also said that 66 per cent of government-sponsored health insurance schemes in the country are being run by the central government. |
![]() | 800-plus essential drugs to increase by 10.7 per cent from FridayThese scheduled medicines constitute about 18 per cent of the total domestic pharma retail market, valued around Rs 1.5 trillion. |
![]() | Parliamentary panel for framing price control regime for COVID medicines, medical devicesThe committee said it was informed that at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020, India was dependent on high-end imported ventilators and to meet the needs. |
![]() | Government warns against overuse, misuse of COVID medicinesDr VK Paul said these protocols have been developed by best experts and we have a true concern of overuse misuse of medicines in COVID treatment. |
![]() | EU drug agency recommends approving anti-inflammatory medicine to treat severe COVID casesThe Amsterdam-based EMA said it can now be used on adult COVID-19 patients who are being treated with corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation. |
![]() | Dairy farmers in the dark about herbal remedies to treat cattleLack of awareness of herbal veterinary medicines (Ethno Veterinary Medicine) is forcing farmers to choose costly chemical formulations. |
![]() | EU authorises 2 medicines for people at risk of severe COVIDThe EMA described the safety profile of both medicines as favourable," and said that despite a small number of side effects, the medicines' benefits are greater than their risks. |
![]() | Consumption of generic medicines up by 10 per cent: Union Health Minister Mansukh MandaviyaHe said that prices of medicines at these Kendras are 50-90 per cent lower than that of branded drugs in the open market. |
![]() | Telangana: Drones to play crucial role in accidents, strokesAs Telangana begins the new drone delivery pilot programme for Covid-19 vaccines, healthcare giants say last-mile delivery of health services through drones is the future of healthcare. |
![]() | Telangana stocks up on Covid meds, equipment ahead of third waveAs the upcoming wave may mostly affect children, the State has built nearly 18,480 Covid beds for them, of which about 11,000 are in the government sector |
![]() | Five gym owners held for selling banned medicines in UP's MuzaffarnagarHe said they had received complaints that the gyms were involved in supplying "dangerous medicines" at high price to its customers for bodybuilding. |
![]() | Dabur plans subscription-based model for ayurvedic medicinesIn a subscription-based model, consumers receives products from a company at a regular interval. |
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