The virtues of fermentation within the human body are well known. It is proven good techniques for food, as Kimchi, Sauerkraut, Kefir, Idli & Dosa utilizes this technique. it is also significant for beauty products. The latest trend in Cosmetics particularly Skin Care is fermented beauty products. This concept, originated in Korea, basically involves fermentation of natural ingredients like black tea, ginseng, seaweed, bamboo sap extract, red clove flower, hibiscus, snow lotus and various herbs and flowers.

​Gujarat State Pharmacy Council (GSPC) becomes the first paperless registration council of India. GSPC is able to start all its working and various services online which includes fresh registration, renewal services, digilocker services, payment services etc. GSPC launched newly developed web portal, software, digilocker, jobportal, mobile apps and digitalization of council with the auspicious presence of Shri Rushikesh Patel, Health minister of Gujarat and Senior Hon.

Immunotherapies called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells use genetically engineered versions of a patients own immune cells to fight cancer. These treatments have energized cancer care, especially for people with certain types of blood cancers. Now, scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centers Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) have developed new CAR T cells that can do something their predecessors cannot make drugs.

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) amendment bill will boost pharmaceutical research and it will recognised NIPER as institute of National Importance.

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Recently, during inauguration of Global Innovation Summit of the pharmaceuticals sector Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed, India as the Pharmacy of the world. He said that our definition of wellness is not limited by physical boundaries. We have exported life-saving medicines and medical equipment to over 150 countries during the initial phase of the pandemic. We have also exported more than 65 million doses of COVID vaccines to nearly 100 countries this year.

How do we perceive the world?

Healthcare system is a combination of pharmaceutical industries; healthcare professionals which include doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians, nutritionists etc; sanitisation providers; infrastructure and patients, which is most important.

Everybody wants to be on the top. And definitely we want to see India as a healthcare leader. In fact, there are many talks you may have heard or read many articles on. Now when we are talking about winning a race, first we need to understand that, are we racing?

The pulse oximeter, which is used for evaluating the oxygen status of patients in a variety of clinical settings, has become an house-hold instrument in this COVID-19 pandemic. It is a way to measure how much oxygen is carrying in blood by using a small device called a pulse oximeter, blood oxygen level can be checked without needing to be stuck with a  needle. The blood oxygen level measured with an oximeter is called your oxygen saturation level. This is a percentage of how much oxygen your blood is carrying compared to the maximum it is capable of carrying.

When we are residing in India, many of us may not aware about the CVS Pharmacy. CVS Pharmacy is currently the largest pharmacy chain in the United States by number of locations 9,900 plus. Its parent company ranks as the 7th largest U.S. corporation by FY2017 revenues in the Fortune 500.