Medicines
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Dolo 650 maker Micro Labs rejects allegations of Rs 1,000 cr worth freebies to doctors
India | Aug 21, 2022, 07:30 PM ISTMicro Labs spokesperson said that in some of the recent media reports it has been falsely and maliciously alleged that the company has been distributing freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to promote Dolo 650 in one year.
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Arunachal Pradesh: Drone-based healthcare services 'medicine from the sky' launched in state | VIDEO
India | Aug 16, 2022, 07:37 AM ISTArunachal Pradesh: The information was confirmed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu who shared a video of the drone service on his official Twitter handle.
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GST rate for COVID-19 medicines pegged at 5 per cent: Govt
India | Apr 04, 2022, 01:41 PM ISTAt present, Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health insurance services is levied at standard rate, i.e., 18 per cent.
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Medicine from sky! Meghalaya govt hires Gurugram start-up to deliver lifesaving drugs through drones
India | Nov 26, 2021, 06:01 PM ISTTechEagle, a Gurugram based DeepTech start-up drone, will offer its services to the Meghalaya government to help it deliver medicines. The company is currently building a drone logistic Airline to carry out the country's first hybrid e-VTOL Drone delivery of lifesaving medicines.
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Medicine from the Sky: A first-of-its-kind project where drugs will be delivered through drones
India | Sep 11, 2021, 06:24 PM ISTThe ‘Medicine from the Sky’ is an initiative of Telangana in partnership with World Economic Forum, NITI Aayog, and HealthNet Global (Apollo Hospitals).
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Government starts campaign to distribute Ayush prophylactic medicines
India | Sep 03, 2021, 07:25 AM ISTThe drive was jointly launched by Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and MoS for Ayush Munjpara Mahendrabhai.
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National Doctors' Day 2021: Best apps to order medicines online in India
Apps | Jul 01, 2021, 01:39 PM ISTThere are plenty of Android and iOS apps available that allow users to order medicines online. We have listed some of the best ones here for your convenience.
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GST Council exempts duty on import of medicine used for black fungus treatment
Business | May 28, 2021, 09:27 PM ISTThe GST Council on Friday left taxes on COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies unchanged but exempted duty on import of a medicine used for treatment of black fungus.
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Man looking to buy medicines online loses Rs 1.81 lakh to cyber fraud
India | May 25, 2021, 11:30 PM ISTA 32-year-old man in Nagpur in Maharashtra has lost Rs 1.81 lakh moments after he shared the OTP for purchasing medicines online over the phone, police said on Tuesday.
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DDMA directs pharmacies to display stocks/MRP of Covid drugs
India | May 23, 2021, 08:15 AM ISTDelhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Saturday directed the pharmacies selling Covid medicines in the national capital to display the available stocks and rates of drugs prominently at their shops.
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Covid drugs black marketing, profiteering cases being reported in huge numbers | Watch Muqabla
News | May 14, 2021, 06:43 PM ISTFew officers of Delhi Police on Friday arrived at the office of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) to enquire how it has been managing to provide medicines, oxygen cylinders and several other things required by Covid patients.
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Bajaj Healthcare launches 'Ivejaj' tablets for COVID treatment
Business | May 06, 2021, 06:13 PM ISTThe company has received approval from India's drug regulator DCGI to manufacture and market the tablets, it said in a BSE filing.
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Scott-Edil Pharmacia making affordable, accessible quality healthcare a reality
Brand Content | Apr 18, 2021, 06:00 PM ISTMany ideas find their way to becoming successful businesses, but only a few are transformed into endeavours that touch millions of lives. Scott-Edil, a leading Indian pharmaceutical company, is one such idea that flourished because one man—Mr Sanjeev Aggarwal—believed that he could make affordable and accessible quality healthcare a reality.
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Government relaxes export curbs on 24 pharma ingredients, medicines
Business | Apr 07, 2020, 08:59 AM ISTEarlier, there were no restrictions on outbound shipments of these products. APIs are raw material for pharmaceuticals. India has exported APIs worth about USD 225 million last year. The country's API imports stood at around USD 3.5 billion per year. Out of this, about USD 2.5 billion is from China.
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No shortage of medicines to combat coronavirus outbreak: Govt
Business | Mar 31, 2020, 07:46 PM ISTThe Centre on Tuesday asserted that there is no shortage of medicines to combat the coronavirus outbreak and the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) is regularly monitoring the distribution and addressing issues with the help of other departments, states and Union Territories.
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Two men arrested for selling costly cancer medicines
India | Sep 23, 2019, 05:05 PM ISTThe accused have been identified as Dhruv Nath Jha and Om Nath Jha - both brothers, they said. The total cost of medicines recovered from the duo is around Rs 30 lakhs, police said.
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Study paves way for safer medicines, sans side effects
Health | Jul 08, 2018, 07:35 PM ISTA new technique for precisely targeting molecules within cells is paving the way for safer medicines that are free of side effects.
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Existing drugs can be used to treat medicines, instead of developing new ones- Study
Lifestyle | Jul 08, 2017, 05:03 PM ISTUsing existing medication for treating infectious diseases is known as drug repurposing
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Here’s how taking more than five medicines in the age of 65 can damage you
Lifestyle | Jun 29, 2017, 01:13 PM ISTA new study has concluded that polyharmacy affects walking while talking.
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WHO updates 'Essential Medicines List' to counter drug-resistance in bacteria
Lifestyle | Jun 07, 2017, 02:17 PM ISTWorld Health Organisation has added 10 antibiotics to the list for adults and 12 for children.