National List of Essential Medicines: 34 drugs enlisted in update after 7 years
The latest National List of Essential Medicines features 384 medicines, drops 26 old ones
COVID-19 and the big pharma mess
The pandemic has exposed a serious fault line in the global pharmaceutical supply chain, created by an industry that flourished by putting profit …
Ethical concerns eclipse world’s race to develop Ebola vaccine
World Health Organization and international community have been repeatedly slammed for delayed intervention
Missed calls from patients can help monitor TB treatment, says government
A special treatment kit which eases the procedure of treatment is being tested in two states
Antimicrobial resistance: The need to tackle access-excess problem
AMR, like every process, has its own drivers and determinants. The threat has evolved over time due to our acts of omission and commission
COVID-19 Challenge 2021: How does the world overcome vaccine shortage
The pharmaceuticals industry must come together to ensure all adults are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus; …
Ebola enters Mali, nearly 10,000 affected globally till now
With this, Mali has become the sixth West African country to be affected in the world's most deadliest outbreak of Ebola
Accident at Sainor unit in Vizag more proof of companies bypassing rules
Life-saving equipments were absent on-site though the company had approvals to show they were present
Marxists vs Paternalists vs Liberals: Where healthcare stands in India
How health as a right, investment and consumption regularly crops up in capitalist discourses
Phase-II trials for new clot buster drug approved
Bio-therapeutic drug, Clot Specific Streptokinase, meant for patients who suffer heat attack, was developed using bacteria
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on HPV vaccines for cervical cancer
Gardasil and Cervarix were approved by drugs controller even though they are unproven and hazardous, alleges petition
Health activists ask Centre to stand firm on price control order for 50 life-saving drugs
Contrary to pharma industry claims, price control notifications for 50 cardiovascular and anti-diabetic drugs will impact retail market only …
US pharma strikes back
Upset by the Supreme Court’s endorsement of India’s patent law, the American drug industry is lobbying with Obama to tighten the …
More give than take in secret trade deals
The tight secrecy over trade negotiations means citizens are not privy to the deals that affect them directly
In Court
Ranbaxy barred
A Shot of Medicines
Ranbaxy in a spot
No patent linkage
Bayer’s attempt to pre-empt Cipla’s cancer drug fails
Pharma is getting high on marijuana
As drug companies develop cannabis-based medicines for serious illnesses, generic firms are trying to get into the act
COVID-19 exposes India’s dependence on China for active pharma ingredients
India imports around 90 per cent of APIs used to make antibiotics, says an expert
The right pill
Africa will be setting up its first agency to check the spread of spurious drugs
Second guilty verdict against Monsanto in the US
Federal jury finds that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused a man’s cancer
Centre fails to weed out substandard drugs, reign in prices: Parl panel
It recommends that the government adopt cost of production-based pricing system
COVID-19 also brings focus back on pollution due to pharmaceuticals
No time for quick-fix measures. India needs stricter laws