Delhi HC dismisses PIL to mandate all medical professionals to specify possible risks of associated drugThe Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction from the Centre to mandate all medical professional...
20 May, 2024, 12.59 PM IST
Govt asks doctors, pharmacists to mention reasons for prescribing antibioticsThe Union Health Ministry has called for doctors to mention the indication and reason for prescribing antibiotics. This is in response to t...
19 Jan, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition uproarAmid the uproar over the Manipur violence issue under a new rule, the Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day. However, the Hous...
10 Aug, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
All medicines to be sold under supervision of pharmacist, mandates DCGINewly-appointed DCGI Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has asked the state drug controllers to ensure that pharmacists should be physically present ...
18 Mar, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
Jail for doing bad business: Why GoI should reconsider provisions of Jan Vishwas Bill that decriminalise criminalsWhy should pharma companies that harm patients or owners of pharmacies who employ unqualified personnel be exempted from prison time? There...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.18 AM IST
NIA files charge-sheet in Amaravati pharmacist's murder caseThe NIA registered a case on July 2 on the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs under Indian Penal Code sections 120-B (criminal cons...
16 Dec, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
NIA searches multiple locations in Maharashtra over Amravati pharmacist killingDuring the searches at the premises of the accused and suspects, digital devices like mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, DVRs, besides...
06 Jul, 2022, 07.59 PM IST
'Heal by India' initiative: Govt readying exhaustive online registry of Indian healthcare workersThe portal, being developed by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) as part of the governme...
29 May, 2022, 02.33 PM IST
Flipkart forays into healthcare sector; launches Flipkart Health Plus appFlipkart Health Plus chief executive officer Prashant Jhaveri said that since the COVID-19 pandemic, Indians have witnessed a tremendous sh...
06 Apr, 2022, 09.50 PM IST
Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battleWalmart says in the suit that the Justice Department identified hundreds of doctors who have written problematic prescriptions that Walmart...
24 Oct, 2020, 06.48 AM IST
Regulator may go over the counter to tackle issue of drug overdoseAs per the Nicholas Hall 2017 report, the Indian OTC market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% to cross th...
08 Oct, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
Smartphones to mutton delicacies: Srinagar jail a paradise for terroristsJail sources told the TOI that every rule in the book is brazenly flouted in the prison, with little or no intervention from higher authori...
08 Feb, 2018, 06.58 AM IST
Action against websites like Snapdeal for selling medicines without licence: J P NaddaHe said a number of representations have been received from chemists and druggist associations against online sale of prescription drugs.
26 Feb, 2016, 04.09 PM IST
Vyapam Scam: CBI registers inquiry into death of pharmacistCBI sources said that Patel, an "alleged racketeer" out on bail, was found dead in a room of a lodge in Kanker, Chhattisgarh on April 28.
20 Jul, 2015, 08.55 PM IST
Aim to be trusted health partner for Indian consumers: Prashant TandonWe wanted to drive an innovation, in the consumer healthcare space that aimed to make it understandable, accessible and affordable for cons...
10 Jun, 2015, 10.20 AM IST
Charak Pharmaceuticals wins case against Glenmark over drug nameCharak Pharma has won a six-year-old case involving its product Evanova, with court directing Glenmark to rename its drug Econova within fo...
07 Feb, 2014, 05.40 AM IST
- Pharma awareness centres opened in Chennai, Mumbai
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has opened two consumer awareness centres in Chennai and Mumbai.
24 Dec, 2008, 12.28 PM IST