The PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry has made a representation to the Drug Controller General of India detailing the benefits of using Gelatine capsules over HPMC capsules in medicines.
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National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed prices of 64 important drug formulations and I.V. Fluids which are used for life threatening diseases or disorders like cancer, diabetes, cardio vascular diseases, pain killers, bacterial infections (antibiotics) etc.
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Government of India is considering to replace some animal tests with alternative methods in rabbits, guinea pigs or mice with respect to the approval of new drugs and therefore they are looking for replacements in Indian situation.
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Department of Pharmaceuticals, ministry of health & Family welfare have made important advances in last two years. Which are as follows:
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The role and responsibilities of the drug regulators have changed due to expansion and advent in pharmaceutical sciences. Now, their role is not limited only to issue permissions/licenses but to take a proactive role in ease of doing business in India.
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Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has been reported to world community through World Health Organization that carbamazepine can cause Stevens Johnson’s Syndrome as adverse effect.
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Central Drugs Standards Control Organization may introduce Vegetable capsules in India. They have received a proposal to replace gelatin capsules with vegetable capsules. The vegetable capsules are made up of cellulose.
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In a major move to combat rising incidence of diabetes in the country, the government on Wednesday inked an agreement with a Hyderabad-based firm to develop medicine to control diabetes and a software to keep tab on diabetics and those vulnerable to the lifestyle disease.
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The AYUSH healthcare system is the key to a healthy population, union minister Shripad Naik said on Friday."The goal of achieving a healthy population can be met through AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) system," the minister of state for AYUSH and health and family welfare said.
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Union Health Minister J.P Nadda on Thursday said that the newly- inaugurated All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here should take steps towards research and explore new avenues of expanding tertiary healthcare delivery.
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