Quantitative restriction on export in place for certain syringe types for 3 months: Health ministryThe restriction applies to just three categories of syringes, it said and added that syringes are vital to sustain the momentum of the prog...
09 Oct, 2021, 01.26 PM IST
COVID-19: HMD to recruit 500 people to increase syringe production capacity"We currently have extreme shortages of manpower. To reach our target of 100 crore syringes capacity, HMD needs to strengthen our team and ...
01 May, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
Auto-disable syringes are the best option to prevent reuse: HS Ratti, epidemiologist"Companies making these syringes have large capacities. They should be able to supply the desired quantity. There are regular training prog...
30 Nov, 2020, 12.11 PM IST
Covid has given syringe makers an unparalleled opportunity. And a prickly problemSyringe manufacturers are hopeful of meeting the demand arising out of the upcoming Covid vaccination programme, but a lack of clarity on t...
29 Nov, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices ships over 56m syringes to Covax facilityThe Covax facility, which seeks to pool in resources to accelerate the development of the promising vaccine candidates for Covid-19 that wi...
02 Oct, 2020, 07.08 AM IST
In a first, syringe and needle manufacturers seek price capSyringes and needles are among the most commonly used devices which account for huge bills, and are being used by hospitals to fleece patie...
25 Sep, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Government hospitals may be told to buy ‘auto-disable’ syringesIn India, reuse of disposable syringes is often cited as a key reason for spread of viruses and infections like HIV and hepatitis.
02 Aug, 2018, 07.18 AM IST
Rein in MRP or government will, syringe makers toldThe NPPA had issued notice to the hospital following allegations of over-charging by the parents of the girl who died after leaving the hos...
21 Dec, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
Max Hospital makes profit of up to 525% on syringes: CCIThe investigation report detailed how the extracting of such "huge profits margins" from inpatients was prevalent across all 14 hospitals o...
07 Dec, 2017, 10.17 AM IST
Max Super Specialty made excessive profits on disposable syringes: CCICCI in 2015 ordered a probe into allegations that the hospital had colluded with multinational syringe maker Becton Dickinson’s Indian arm ...
07 Dec, 2017, 01.53 AM IST
Why you pay 2 to 5 times the wholesale price on medical devicesThe bulk of the category of IV diagnostics, which includes lab reagents and accessories, constituting 10%, is also out of any sort of monit...
09 Jul, 2017, 01.31 PM IST
2002 hit-and-run case: Salman Khan 's lawyer continues attacking evidence of blood sampleThe actor's blood sample was taken to ascertain whether he was driving under the influence of alcohol.
07 Oct, 2015, 08.13 PM IST
Hindustan Syringes to partner WHO for auto-disable syringesThe WHO campaign aims to completely eliminate the practice of using re-usable syringes and replace it with auto-disable (AD) syringes.
22 Feb, 2015, 12.17 PM IST
- Healthcare to get a shot with 'auto-disable' syringes
The country's healthcare delivery system is set to get a safety shot, with a govt mandate on the use of auto-disable syringes coming into e...
28 Apr, 2009, 12.01 AM IST
- HMD to invest Rs 100 cr in next three years
Healthcare products manufacturer Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd will invest Rs 100 crore over the next three years in capacity ex...
07 Nov, 2008, 04.58 PM IST
- Hindustan Syringes to invest Rs 100 cr
Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) will invest up to Rs 100 crore in the next three years for expansion.
02 Sep, 2007, 12.00 PM IST
- Polymed applies for 8 patents, 2 FDA approvals
Poly Medicure Ltd, the leading manufacturers of health medical devices and disposables under the brand name Polymed has applied for 8 new p...
14 Jul, 2006, 12.35 PM IST