Medicines In India

World Homeopathy Day 2023: History, Importance, Theme of this year

Homoeopathy is a 200-year-old and another form of medicine that claims to boost the body's ability to heal itself and stimulate a healing response

Issued show cause notice to 31 firms for online sale of drugs: Govt in LS

The CDSCO has issued show cause notices to 31 firms based on representations raising concerns over the sale of drugs online or through other electronic platforms in contravention to the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. Cases concerning the quality of drugs, when reported, was is taken up with the State Licensing Authority (SLA) concerned for necessary action under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply. The SLAs are empowered to take action on violation of any conditions of such licenses, including prosecution in an appropriate court of law. She also told the Lower House of Parliament that as informed by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), various representations are received raising concerns regarding the sale of drugs through online or other electronic platforms in contravention to the provisions of the Drugs and ...

Healthcare services received at home are GST exempt, rules Kerala authority

It cites government note saying healthcare services provided by clinical establishments or authorised medical practitioners would not attract GST

NLEM 2022: Analysts see no major impact pharma companies' growth

The 2022 revision of the NLEM came after seven years. Most drugs that have been now brought into the NLEM include anti-infectives, anti-diabetics, anesthetics, etc

Over 47% antibiotic formulations used by Indians in 2019 unapproved: Study

More than 47 per cent of antibiotic formulations used in India's private sector in 2019 were not approved by the central drug regulator, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia. The research also found that Azithromycin 500mg tablet was the most consumed antibiotic formulation (7.6 per cent) in India, followed by cefixime 200 mg tablet (6.5 per cent) during the year. The researchers at Boston University, US and Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, examined the private sector antibiotic use, which contributes to 8590 per cent of the total consumption in India. The data were gathered from a panel of 9,000 stockists who store products from approximately 5,000 pharmaceutical companies. However, these data did not include the drugs dispensed through public facilities, though this is less than 1520 per cent of all drug sales in the country as per studies and national health accounts estimates. The researchers found a lower consumption rate of

Global Centre for traditional medicine in India could be game-changer: WHO

Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said, 'traditional medicines have been around for millennia and pointed out that nearly 80 per cent of people, in 170 of 194 WHO member countries use them'

Hold urgent GST meet to cut tax on key medicines, equipment: States

Also want to discuss extension of the compensation period beyond July 2022

Making markets work for affordable medicines

Regulatory safeguards to ensure quality and efficacy of drugs are a necessary pre-condition for effective competition between generic and branded drugs

World Health Organization to set up traditional medicine centre in India

World Health Organisation said it will set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, with PM Mod expressing confidence that just like the country has emerged as the 'pharmacy of the world'

Patented molecules clock a high growth rate in Indian cardiovascular market

In January 2020, the Delhi High Court granted an injunction restraining domestic companies such as Cipla, Torrent, Emcure, and Alkem from launching their brands

Medicines costing less than Rs 5 per dose may be taken out of price control

If this goes through, drugmakers will have the liberty to raise the prices of these drugs by up to 10 per cent every year

Contraceptive pills, Vitamin A, ORS packs not available in 24 states: CAG

Medicines were issued without prescribed quality checks or observing their expiry dates