The changes made by the government in taxation of debt investment have made debt investment in India attractive for FPIs, which is also an important factor contributing to the stability in rupee, according to analysts....
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has barred the sale and distribution of certain medicines manufactured by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd and seized stock worth around Rs 2.45 crore over concerns that similar branding could lead to medication errors, as per multiple reports....
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General Jean Kaseya and World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus are set to visit the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) next week, as part of a joint mission aim...
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has increased the retail price of anti-rabies immunoglobulin while fixing the retail prices of 39 drug formulations covering therapies for hypertension, diabetes, HIV, heart disease and eye infections, as part of its latest pricing exercise under the Drugs (P...
The Centre on Friday tightened regulations governing medicinal formulations containing high levels of ethyl alcohol by making them subject to licensing requirements and prescription-only sale, a move aimed at preventing misuse while ensuring their availability for legitimate therapeutic purposes....
Marking World Population Day, Central government PSU HLL Lifecare Ltd on Friday announced a significant expansion of its mandate, broadening its mission beyond population control to embrace the larger goal of population health, while continuing to play a pivotal role in India's family planning programme....
Six maternal deaths within five days at Rajasthan's Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital in Bhilwara, and two in Banswara reportedly following Caesarean-section deliveries, have raised serious concerns over infection control and patient safety in the state's public healthcare system....
Unhealthy living conditions, malnutrition, insufficient primary health care facilities, delays in treatment and high cost are driving a surge in infe...
Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of select batches of its Semalix injection disposable pens as a precautionary me...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to alcoholic beverage manufacturers for alleged non-compliance with regulatory provisions relating to added flavours and misleading age-related claims on the spirits....
