Baidyanath: Urban market has developed a huge appetite for ayurveda medicines: Vicram Sharma, Baidyanath Group
Ayurveda medicine has got a boost after the Covid pandemic as more people focus...
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medical products regulation: Cabinet approves memoranda on health products with Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Ecuador
The Union Cabinet Thursday approved separate memorandum with the Netherlands, Dominican Republic and Ecuador...
antibiotics: Govt asks doctors, pharmacists to mention reasons for prescribing antibiotics
The Union Health Ministry has called on doctors in medical colleges and medical associations...
Delhi: AIIMS, RML hospital declare half-day on January 22, critical clinical services to remain functional
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in...
IIL launches first indigenous Hepatitis A vaccine
Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), launched...
Pharma MSMEs can get govt help to upgrade facilities
New Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals has proposed to offer financial assistance to micro,...
Medical preparedness in Ayodhya enhanced
The Union health ministry on Friday said that it has made substantial initiatives aimed...
Sun Pharma: Sun Pharma to buy remaining 21.5% in Taro for Rs 2,892 cr
Sun Pharma, India’s largest drugmaker, on Thursday said it will acquire the remaining 21.52%...
Here is how to combat the cold wave in North India: 5 points
One clever way to stay warm in the winter is to wear many layers...
Private hospitals likely to add over 30k beds in 4-5 years
Private hospital players are expected to add over 30,000 beds in the next 4-5...
Private hospitals to add 30,000 beds in next five years
Private hospital players expected to add over 30,000 beds in the next four to...
medikabazaar: Medikabazaar looks to raise up to $200 mn for expansion
Mumbai: Medikabazaar, India’s largest B2B e-commerce marketplace for medical supplies, is gearing up to...
Corbevax vaccine gets WHO Emergency Use Listing authorisation
India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, has been granted an Emergency Use Listing...
CCI clears SSI’s stake buy in Manipal Health Enterprises
Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday cleared Seventy Second Investment...
Zydus Group to invest Rs 5,000 cr in Gujarat
Gandhinagar: Zydus Group on Friday announced plans to invest Rs 5,000 crore in Gujarat...
Youth no longer shy of seeking psychiatric help: Gen Z demand for mental health drugs lifts sales 9 per cent to ₹11,774 crore
New Delhi | Mumbai: Antidepressants and mood elevators are among the highest-sold medicine categories...
interim budget 2024: Budget 2024: Pharma industry seeks incentives for R&D, conducive policies
The pharma industry has sought fiscal incentives to promote research and development (R&D) in...
cervical cancer: Govt says yet to take decision on roll-out of HPV vaccination against cervical cancer
The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said it is yet to take a decision...
Taking a break from social media is now fashionably called dopamine detox
Like any medical practitioner, Manoj Sharma sees a reasonable number of patients who sound...
Central drug regulator cracks down on FDCs
In a move to regularise fixed-dose combinations (FDCs), India’s drug regulator has directed manufacturers...
Ayush gets big boost in Northeast India
Guwahati: The Union Minister of Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal launched four major initiatives to boost...
Healthium Medtech: Apax initiates sale of Healthium Medtech
The British Private equity firm Apax Partners has started the process to sell Healthium...
Breakthroughs in Reproductive Medicine Transforming IVF Success Rates
In recent times, the prevalence of infertility has surged, affecting one in every six...
India could see drug shortages, price rise owing to new rule: Industry executives
India may see drug shortages and an escalation in drug prices in the coming...
Ozone Pharmaceuticals eyes Rs 1,000 crore topline in next 3 years
Ozone Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said it is eying a Rs 1,000 crore turnover in...
Indian pharma market grows over 9 per cent in December
NEW DELHI: The Indian pharmaceutical market has shown robust value growth of 9.2% with...
Not sleeping properly can lead to poor memory, says study: Here's how
A recent study found that people who experience more sleep disturbances in their 30s...
Three viruses behind Covid-like symptoms, testing key: Doctors
New Delhi: It’s not just Covid that’s on the rise but also cases of...
biotechnology: India is emerging as world leader in biotechnology: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Jammu, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said while the nation is emerging as...
NephroPlus sale: Quadria in talks to buy into dialysis chain NephroPlus
Quadria Capital, the Asia healthcare-focused private equity fund, is in advanced talks to acquire...
Medway hospitals: Chennai-based hospital chain Medway raises $5 million from Kyra Ventures
Chennai-based Medway Hospitals on Thursday said it has raised $5 million from Kyra Ventures...
CMSS condoms order: Central procurement agency orders 350 million Nirodh condoms after negotiations held last month
After much dilly-dallying, the country’s central procurement agency, the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS),...
Benefits of Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy, as per study
According to research published in The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, women...
Omron sales in india: Omron expects sales of BP monitors to rise in India
Omron Healthcare, the world’s largest maker of home blood pressure monitoring (BPM) devices, is...
hair straightening cancer: Hair straightening can give you cancer. Read doctors warning
While having straightened hair may boost your confidence, using chemicals repeatedly on your hair...
ChrysCapital eyes stake in Delhi’s Centre For Sight eye hospital
Mumbai: Private equity (PE) fund ChrysCapital is in final discussions to acquire a significant...
IIL begins construction of Rs 700 crore facility to make FMD vaccines
Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), a subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) on...
A year of tech-enabled care and compassion: Sangita Reddy, Apollo Hospitals
2024 will be about tech-enabled care and compassion. We stand at the threshold of...
Focus shifts to healthcare delivery in 2023 as Covid stress eases
After three long years of Covid-induced turbulence, 2023 saw a semblance of normalcy in...
benzodiazepine use: Benzodiazepine use linked with increased miscarriage risk, says new study
Use of benzodiazepine, a widely used drug to treat anxiety and insomnia, during pregnancy...
Healthtech company Qure.ai to hit fund trail
Qure.ai, a Mumbai-based healthtech firm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for medical imaging diagnostics,...
Investments worth Rs 25,813 crore made under pharma PLI as of Sept 2023: Govt
New Delhi, Investments worth Rs 25,813 crore have been made and 56,171 new jobs...
India’s pharma lobby bats for drug approvals in line with global markets
New Delhi: The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI), which represents prominent multinational...
Covid JN.1 in Delhi: Guidelines from AIIMS
In response to the unexpected spike in coronavirus cases across the nation, the All...
OmniActive scouts for acquisitions to expand product portfolio, reach
OmniActive Health Technologies, an integrated nutraceutical ingredient maker, is scouting for acquisitions to enlarge...
Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic antifungal injection
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said its wholly-owned arm Eugia Pharma Specialities Ltd has...
Northeast: NEIAFMR to be developed as the national hub for folk medicine
Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal and the Chief Minister of Arunachal Prades, Pema...
Zydus Lifesciences: Zydus Lifesciences arm gets Rs 284.58 cr income tax demand notice
Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday said its arm Zydus Healthcare Ltd has been served an...
Swedish medtech company Elekta sees smaller cities driving growth
MUMBAI: Elekta, the Swedish medtech company that makes radiation therapy equipment for treating cancers...
Smit.fit merges with Droobi Health to form new entity DroobiSmit
The digital health company, Smit.fit, has announced that it has merged with a digital...
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal assures Rs 200 cr investment for CSIR-NEIST in Jorhat to boost medicinal plant market of northeast India
Guwahati: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal visited...
Zydus Lifesciences gets 6 observations from USFDA for API plant
New Delhi: Zydus Lifesciences on Friday said the US health regulator has issued six...
Dengue to new strain of Covid: Diseases that made headlines in 2023
Amidst all this, a new strain of Covid called JN.1 created panic as cases...
Cough syrup deaths: Maiden Pharma denies tampering with tests in probe of cough syrup deaths
India’s Maiden Pharmaceuticals, whose cough syrups have been linked to the deaths of children...
Intas in pact with Spanish drug maker mAbxience to sell biosimilar etanercept in over 150 countries
Intas Pharmaceuticals on Friday said it has entered into a licensing agreement with Spanish...
Lupin acquisition: Lupin to acquire established products in Europe, Canada from Sanofi for Rs 91 cr
Home-grown pharma major Lupin Ltd on Friday said it acquired a portfolio of established...
Steady rise in number of Covid-19 cases: Government not considering travel curbs, mask mandates for now
New Delhi: The government has no plans for travel restrictions, mask mandates, or even...
healthcare segment: General Atlantic set to acquire Amar Ujala’s hospital chain Cygnus Healthcare
The global private equity major General Atlantic is set to acquire about 70% stake...
Anti-cold: Centre bans anti-cold fixed drug combination for under-four children
New Delhi: India’s drug regulator has banned the use of a popular anti-cold cocktail...
covid jn.1: Is the new COVID JN.1 variant more dangerous than previous ones? Here is what doctors are saying
A new strain of Covid-19, named JN.1, has been detected in Karakulam, Thiruvananthapuram district...
API maker Fleming Laboratories raises Rs 110 cr from PE fund InvAscent
Fleming Laboratories, a Hyderabad based active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) maker has raised Rs110 crore...
Increase budget allocation on health to 2.5 pc of GDP: NATHEALTH
NATHEALTH-Healthcare Federation of India on Tuesday asked the government to increase budget allocation on...
meerut: Rx Meerut: A bottom-up journey to the pharma leader board
Ramesh C Juneja, 68, and Rajeev Juneja, 58, cofounded Mankind Pharma, the fourth-largest pharmaceutical...
India's veg diet may be key to fight Alzheimer's: Study
This study also outlines several foods that are protective against Alzheimer’s disease, such as...
zydus lifesciences: Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod to sell generic anti-epileptic medication
Zydus Lifesciences on Saturday said it has received approval from the US health regulator...
Sun Pharma, Lupin recall drugs in US market: USFDA
New Delhi, Leading drugmakers Sun Pharma and Lupin are recalling products in the US...
Haryana-based pharma firm MITS plans to expand across India, abroad
CHANDIGARH: Pharmaceutical company MITS plans to expand across the country as well as overseas...
oral cancer: Over 32 cr people have been screened for oral, breast, cervical cancer at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
A total of 1,63,273 Ayushman Arogya Mandir are operational across the country, where 18.46...
medical devices and cosmetics bill: Bill seeking to regulate drugs, medical gear may be tabled in Parliament
The Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, which seeks to replace the 83-year-old Drugs...
Biocon denies plans to sell $1.5 billion generic API business
Biocon has denied evaluating any plan to sell its generic active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)...
CDSCO uncovers data manipulation, SOP violations by public testing labs
NEW DELHI: In a startling revelation, India’s drug regulator has found large scale “data...
Are you a smoker? Read this before having your next cigarette
We all know how cigarettes are bad for us and how smoking them can...
Sun Pharma specialty drug Tildrakizumab makes it to China’s reimbursement list
Sun Pharma on Wednesday said its top-selling specialty medication Tildrakizumab used against psoriasis has...
Meftal painkiller: Meftal maker says adverse reaction flagged by IPC is very rare
Blue Cross Laboratories, which owns the Meftal painkiller brand, said the adverse reaction from...
Drug launches, new permissions should be made public, say pharma MNCs
The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI), which represents prominent multinational pharma companies,...
family planning: Reports claiming non-procurement of contraceptives misleading: Govt
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry Tuesday termed “misleading” reports claiming that India’s family...
mandaviya: India’s bio-economy grew from USD 10 billion to USD 80 billion in 8 years: Mansukh Mandaviya
New Delhi: India’s bio-economy has grown eight times in the last eight years from...
sickle cell disease: US FDA approves two gene therapies for sickle cell disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved two gene therapies for...
cipla: Cipla unit recalls one lot of medication in US due to seal integrity issue
New Delhi, Drug major Cipla on Sunday said its subsidiary is voluntarily recalling one...
usfda: USFDA pulls up Intas Pharma for manufacturing lapses at Ahmedabad plant
New Delhi: The US health regulator has pulled up Intas Pharmaceuticals for manufacturing lapses,...
identity politics: Masks are still being worn by some individuals—but not for health reasons
Sainee Raj and her mask have been constant companions since early 2020. Till the...
GSK’s Augmentin is India’s no.1 drug brand
New Delhi: GlaxoSmithKline’s antibiotic drug Augmentin has risen to the top slot in the...
ET Impact: DCGI asks pharma cos to adhere to production quality standards
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued an advisory stating...
Painkiller Meftal could cause adverse reactions: IPC
New Delhi: Commonly used painkiller Meftal can cause adverse reactions, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission...
meftal: Painkiller Meftal can have adverse reactions, govt issues alert – The Economic Times Video
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has issued a drug safety alert advising healthcare professionals...
Contraceptive companies, CMSS spar over tenders
New Delhi: India’s flagship family planning programme is likely to get severely affected with...
apollo hospitals: Cash-for-kidney case: Govt says ‘need concrete evidence’ before taking action
After the Union Ministry ordered an inquiry into allegations of cash-for-kidney scam against Indraprastha...
aclaris: Sun Pharma subsidiary partners with Aclaris Therapeutics for licensing agreement
On December 6, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., revealed a licensing agreement with Aclaris Therapeutics,...
Apollo Hospitals: After Delhi govt, Centre orders probe into allegations against Apollo Hospitals’ involvement in kidney trafficking
The National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO) under the Union Health Ministry ordered...
It’s still a man’s world when it comes to healthcare leadership, salaries
Bengaluru: In a concerning instance of the ‘leaky bucket’ phenomenon, women comprise 29% of...
Have Type 2 diabetes? New study suggests to walk faster
A new study has indicated that walking at four or more kilometres per hour...
cough syrup: Over 50 cough syrup makers fail quality tests
More than 50 companies manufacturing cough syrups in the country have failed quality tests,...
Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod for generic heart failure treatment drug
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Friday said it has received final approval from the US...
Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic showers money on US obesity doctors
Dr. Lee Kaplan took the stage with an urgent message, telling fellow physicians they...
Zika virus: Simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch developed against Zika infection
Scientists have developed a simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch that may protect people from the...
5 myths about HIV and AIDS you need to stop believing
In the past, AIDS was seen as a fatal illness due to inadequate diagnosis...
wipro: Delhi HC upholds rejection of Wipro GE Healthcare’s CT scan bid over Chinese manufacturer link
The Delhi High Court has upheld the government’s decision to reject Wipro GE Healthcare’s...
aster: Aster DM to tap private equity investors for its India business
Aster DM Healthcare, a Dubai-based hospital chain, plans to seek private equity investment for...
biocon biologics: Biocon Biologics completes integration of Viatris’ Europe biosimilar business
Biocon Biologics, a subsidiary of Biocon on Thursday announced that the integration of the...
karnataka: Karnataka to unveil revised biotech policy: CM at Bengaluru Tech Summit
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the government would unveil a revised biotech...
usfda: Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for HIV drug
Aurobindo Pharma on Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator...
Aster DM Healthcare sells majority in Gulf business to Alpha for $1.01 billion
Aster DM Healthcare on Tuesday said its board has approved the sale of its...
Apollo: Apollo launches India’s first pediatric health assessment on chronic, lifestyle diseases in children
Apollo has launched an industry-first pediatric ProHealth Programme to combat the increasing trend of...
Should India be worried about rising cases of respiratory illness in China?
A notable surge in respiratory illness in children in northern China in recent weeks...
Rusan Pharma: Rusan Pharma opens new API facility in Pithampur with Rs 300 crore investment
Rusan Pharma, the Mumbai-based drug maker that specialises in de-addiction and pain management products,...
fortis malar hospital: Fortis sells Chennai hospital to MGM Healthcare for Rs 128 crore
Fortis Healthcare said on Friday that it has signed definitive agreements to sell Fortis...
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals: JB Pharma open to more buys to grow branded biz share
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (JB Pharma), controlled by US private equity firm KKR, is...
Medicines for four rare diseases become cheaper due to domestic production
Medicines for four rare diseases have become available at drastically cheaper rates as Indian...
H9N2 outbreak in China: Be careful, follow routine practices of cleanliness, says Dr Ajay Shukla – The Economic Times Video
Amid the reported outbreak of H9N2 cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children...
painkillers: Two painkillers Tapentadol and Pregabalin may go off OTC over misuse
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is considering banning over-the-counter (OTC) sales of...
china: Another outbreak in China; government seeks ‘complete’ info from WHO on mysterious illness
The government has sought “complete and detailed information” from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
act for health: ACT for Health collaborates with Global Health Labs to bring private innovations to India’s public healthcare system
Indian venture philanthropy organisation ACT and Global Health Labs (GH Labs), an international non-profit...
pharmacy: Chemists’ organisation urges drugmakers to not advertise on e-pharmacy platforms
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has urged pharmaceutical companies to...