It is not business as usual when Indian generic drug producer exports synthetic opioids
The pharmacy of the global South is facing a crisis of reputation. After cough syrups made by pharmaceutical companies based
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Indian pharma products exported to other countries fail the safety test, cause deaths
India can continue to be the pharmacy of the global south only if the regulator begins to behave like a watchdog to ensure drug safety, and not as a facilitator for the pharma industry
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Eight Indian generic drug companies join international coalition, pledge to make COVID-19 drugs
The companies have come together under the umbrella of the non-profit Medicines Patent Pool (MPP). Indian companies that have pledged
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Serum Institute has begun manufacturing Oxford coronavirus vaccine
The Pune-based Serum Institute of India has already begun manufacturing the Oxford vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) for novel coronavirus. The
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Bharat Biotech’s typhoid conjugate vaccine offers 82% protection
Bharat Biotech’s typhoid conjugate vaccine shows nearly 82% efficacy at 12 months in a Phase-3 trail carried out in Nepal.
Read MoreJamia researchers develop ultrasensitive quantum thermometer
Jamia Millia Islamia researchers have developed a highly sensitive quantum thermometer using graphene quantum dots. The thermometer can measure micro
Read MoreDrug resistance: The antibiotic red line of control
A much-needed public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of misuse and irrational use of antibiotics was recently launched by
Read MoreEditorial: Time for pharma course correction
The Finance Ministry’s decision to withdraw customs duty exemptions for 76 life-saving drugs will at once make them more expensive
Read MoreEditorial: An unhealthy practice
Published in The Hindu on November 13, 2007 Four years after Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceuticals was found unauthorisedly promoting and marketing
Read MoreIs the doctor-drug industry nexus harming patients?
Published in The Hindu on November 8, 2007 Companies in the U.S. that produce drugs and medical devices with a
Read MoreEditorial: Towards greater transparency
Published in The Hindu on November 5, 2007 Pharmaceutical companies and doctors make for uneasy bedfellows. While the two cannot
Read MoreEditorial: A fine initiative
Published in The Hindu on October 24, 2007 The recent announcement of a public-private partnership by three Europe-based pharmaceutical companies
Read MoreEditorial: Expanding access to HIV testing
Published in The Hindu on July 4, 2007 The new guidelines issued recently by the World Health Organisation to expand
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