Sales of immunity boosters soar amid rise in casesAccording to doctors, as the Covid-19 cases start to increase, people start taking immunity boosters as a precautionary measure, as they se...
11 Jan, 2022, 09.43 AM IST
Chemists told to stock up on key medicinesThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority and the Drug Controller General of India held a meeting with AIOCD on Monday regarding the av...
05 Jan, 2022, 06.49 AM IST
Super-normal growth of Indian pharma market slated to lose momentumThe guidelines, along with the abatement of the second wave of the pandemic, are likely to have an impact on the extraordinary growth poste...
10 Jun, 2021, 12.50 PM IST
Goa govt announces 'Tika Utsav 3.0' to jab people between 18-44Quoting the good performance of the last two "Tika Utsavs", Goa government is all set to vaccinate everyone in the state falling in the age...
09 Jun, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
Zinc overuse driving mucormycosis epidemic within pandemic? Doctors want studyThe mucormycosis or black fungus crisis in India may not be driven only by the improper use of steroids among diabetic Covid patients, but ...
25 May, 2021, 02.29 PM IST
DDMA asks pharmacies to display available stock, cost of COVID-19 drugs prominentlyThe drugs are Ivermectin tablets, Doxycyclin tablets/capsule, Methyl Prednisolone tablets and injections, Dexamethasone tablets and injecti...
22 May, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
COVID-19 patients on home care should not take Remdesivir: AIIMS doctors"Remdesivir should never be taken at home. Positive attitude and regular exercise are a must for patients in home isolation," said Dr Neera...
15 May, 2021, 09.07 PM IST
COVID-19: Ivermectin tablets to be distributed among Uttarakhand residents, says state govtThe Uttarakhand government's announcement comes after Goa and Karnataka issued similar directions.
12 May, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
Covid Vaccination: Karnataka to go for short-term global bids to buy 2 crore dosesDeputy chief minister CN Ashwath Narayan, who heads the Covid-19 Task Force, held a high-level meeting with senior officials and decided to...
11 May, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Ivermectin: Drug that Goa recommends to all above 18 to combat Covid-19While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the general, unchecked use of Ivermectin, a study published in the American Jo...
11 May, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
COVID-19: All adults in Goa to be given Ivermectin drugGoa on Monday recorded 2,804 new cases of Covid-19, taking its tally to 1,21,650, while 50 more fatalities pushed the toll to 1,729, a heal...
11 May, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Bajaj Healthcare launches 'Ivejaj' tablets for COVID treatmentBajaj Healthcare said it has successfully developed the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the formulation for Ivermectin through its own...
06 May, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
The epidemic you don’t know aboutThe national health policy had aimed at eliminating filariasis by 2015. The deadline was extended to 2017 and now has been shifted to 2020.
17 Nov, 2017, 11.32 AM IST