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Indian Pharmacopoeia commission, IPC indicated adverse drug interactions associated with widely used antibiotic cephalosporins and Amikacin.

Cephalosporins are beta-lactam antimicrobials used to manage a wide range of infections from Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.And Amikacin is indicated in the treatment of serious infections due to amikacin sensitive organisms.

Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State inaugurates Pharma Anveshan-2023 on the occasion of National Pharmacy Education Day

Pharmacy council of India has finalised that the exit exam of Diploma in pharmacy candidates will be implemented from 2022-2023 batch of D.Pharm course.

National Action Plan on containment of Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) was launched on 19th April, 2017. National AMR surveillance network of state medical college labs (NARS-Net) has been established to generate quality data on AMR for priority bacterial pathogens of public health importance.

AMR surveillance network of state medical college labs (NARS-Net) established to generate quality data on AMR.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India will make significant investment in R&D to develop a roadmap for design and delivery of vaccine development for future pandemic.

The Ministry of Health and Family welfare amended the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 in consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, DTAB, and specified non-clinical testing methods to assess the safety and efficacy of a new drug or investigational new drug.

At the pinnacle of the online era, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) is set to digitize Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) to increase its coverage.

IPC has invited tender on Gem Portal (Government E Marketplace) from eligible and qualified IT firms related to online portal Development, application development, data digitalization or online content management etc for the project.

Mrs. Archna Mudgal who was serving as registrar cum secretary has taken voluntary retirement from PCI, notified by Pharmacy council of India. And Mr Anil Mittal, Deputy Secretary has taken charge as Registrar-cum-Secretary.

A notification published on Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) portal said, "Due to Voluntary Retirement taken by Smt. Archna Mudgal, Registrar-cum-Secretary, PCI, Shri Anil Mittal, Deputy Secretary will hold the charge of Registrar-cum-Secretary."

Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh today said, India is among the top five countries in the world manufacturing life-saving high risk medical devices but the cost of our devices is about one-third of those manufactured by the other four countries.