Pharmapedia

About Author
Vinay Kumar Singh.  
Head-Formulation
Kumar Organic Products Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru

Indian pharmaceutical industry is the 3rd largest in the world by volume and is USD 40 billion in terms of value. The country contributes 3.5% of total drugs and medicines exported globally. India exports pharmaceuticals to more than 200 countries and territories including highly regulated markets such as the USA, The UK, European Union, Canada etc. India has complete ecosystem for development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals with companies having state of the art facilities, highly skilled/technical manpower.

The findings from the large-scale international trial, published in the New England Journal for Medicine, are being hailed as a “game changer” for improving the health of people with obesity and could play a major part in helping the UK to reduce the impact of diseases, such as COVID-19.

About Author
Vinay Kumar Singh.  
Head-Formulation
Kumar Organic Products Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru

In 2020 as people were struggling to cope up with COVID 19 and the associated lockdown,Dr. Radhika Shrivastava, a doctor, launched the journey of her start-up ‘Uniworld Care’ to redefine the health ecosystem with the help of technology-driven solutions.

The private health sector is playing an important role in supplementing the activities of Government agencies in the on-going pan-India vaccination campaign to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

Community pharmacists are the healthcare professionals who are accessible to the public and patient and provide them the required services. Around this world, a number of people visit community pharmacies to fulfil the daily requirement of their healthcare system. And when they visit to the pharmacy, pharmacists are the first person who come to their contact and help them by providing the nutraceuticals as well as pharmaceuticals.

One of India’s leading Ayurvedic medicines developers, Butterfly Ayurveda, recommends people to take care of their sugar levels with Ayurveda, particularly during this pandemic since they are at huge risk of COVID-19. According to the International Diabetes Federation, the number of people with Diabetes in India is expected to rise to 69.9 million from 40.9 million by 2025. Indian subcontinent is commonly called the Diabetic capital of the world. Diabetes is a condition in which body sugar level is high.

Union Budget is a much anticipated event every year and more so in FY 21-22, as expectations are running much higher this time.

The year that’s ending has been a year of pandemic disrupting lives & livelihoods & causing economic turmoil. From being one of the fastest growing economies, people are still battling with the pandemic gloom.