Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) urges healthcare professionals to take require measures and do not prescribe Nimesulide for children under 12 years of age. PvPI urges to spread awareness among healthcare professionals to take all necessary precautions in order to avoid such mishappenings and to promote rational use of medicines.
Indian Pharmacopoeia has been recognised formally by the National Department of Regulation of Medicines and Health Products of the Ministry of Public Health of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The quality, efficacy and safety of the medicines are important from healthcare prospective. In order to ensure the quality of medicinal products, the legal and scientific standards are provided by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) in the form of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP).
Department of Pharmaceuticals has approved four medical devices park across India and around Rs. 25 crores finacial assiatance to each, informed by Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare).
Under Ayushman Bharat, Government has done addition to the primary health team at the Sub Health Centres and Health & Wellness Centres (HWC), would be the Mid-level Health Provider (MLHP) who would be a Community Health Officer. And National Health Mission (NHM) confirmed that Pharmacists are not eligible for same.
Difficulties are increased for non-complied E-Pharmacies when Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) asked all states and union territories to stop online sale of medicines without licence and the competent authority has been directed to stall such online sales forthwith as per ordered by Delhi Highcourt.
Pharmacists, all over the India are opposing Union Health Ministry’s Notification dated 06th November, 2019 regarding proposal to amendment in Schedule K of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules which is allowing unqualified or lesser qualified workers to dispatch medicines.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Brazil in the field of Health and Medicine. The MoU is expected to be signed in November, 2019.
President of Gujarat state pharmacy council (GSPC), Mr. Montu Patel elected as member of Pharmacy council of India (PCI), Delhi. He became forth member from Gujarat to offer his services under PCI. Currently, Dr. NR Seth (Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University), Dr. CN Patel (Professor & Principal, Shri Sarvajanik Pharmacy College, Mehsana) and Dr. HG Koshia (Commissioner, Food & Drugs Control Administration, Gujarat) are working members of PCI.
DCGI asked manufacturers of Ranitidine API & formulations to verify their products and take appropriate measures to ensure patient safety after news of ranitidine contamination came in picture.
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