Anti-smoking

Receives final USFDA approval for varenicline tablets

The drug will be manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad SEZ

India among countries with lowest quit rates for smoking, says report

India ranks second in the number of smokers aged between 16 and 64 years and is among the nations with one of the lowest quit rates for smoking, according to a new report. The report prepared by 'The International Commission to Reignite the Fight Against Smoking' using secondary data from sources like the World Bank, said that China and India are home to more than 500 million tobacco users between the ages 16 and 64 years. "India ranks second with 250,002,133 smokers between 16 and 64 years of age. Tobacco prevalence in India is three times higher among men than women. India also accounts for some of the highest rates of smokeless tobacco use and oral cancer in the world," it said. According to the report, 37 per cent of Indian respondents showed a desire to change behaviour with a plan to quit smoking. However, India is among countries with the lowest quit rates for smoking. The quit rates for men are less than 20 per cent, it noted. The report said an estimated 1.14 billion peopl

Pandemic uncertainty may have stalled anti-smoking push, says report

A year after COVID-19 upended life for millions of Americans, there are troubling signs that the coronavirus may have also slowed progress against another deadly health threat: smoking.

India asks states not to tie-up with Phillip Morris-led anti-smoking group

The company says it works independently, but WHO has said there are "clear conflicts" due to the $80 million in annual funding the foundation receives from Philip Morris

How Philip Morris quietly campaigned to block a global anti-smoking treaty

Philip Morris worked to subvert the treaty on multiple levels