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Latest Mediscor review says generic utilisation rate more than doubled from 27.7% in 2002 to 62.4% in 2018 The use of cheaper generic alternatives that are no longer patent-protected rose to an all-time high in the private sector in 2018, according to the latest Mediscor review. The trend highlights the continued impact of the […]
This morning, Health Canada announced the final amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations (see news release here and RIAS here). These amendments represent the first substantive revision to the Regulations since their introduction in 1987, and a significant departure from the existing framework. The amended Regulations will come into force on July 1, 2020 […]
Vaghela was speaking at the inaugural edition of the ‘CME Summit and Excellence Awards’ organized by the Indian Health and Wellness Council (IHW). Controlling medicine prices through Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) 2017 saved at least Rs 12,400 crores, pharma secretary PD Vaghela said on Thursday. Jan Aushadhi stores are also growing steadily in the […]
There is a question about what role race and wealth play in how much attention and funding the disease receives. Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 Americans, most of them African-Americans. There are few treatments for it, and experts say not enough is being done to prevent complications. Just recently, the Centers for Medicare […]
For respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines, a new study found. Antihistamines are widely used over-the-counter to treat various allergic conditions. However, these medicines have little known benefit for children with colds, and some older antihistamines cause sedation […]
This refers to the issue of generic drugs and the demand of an inquiry to find out the efficacy of generic drugs quoting recent book-study that Indian drug manufacturers were producing quality generic medicines for US and European countries with sub-standard generic medicines marketed in domestic market. Companies exporting generic medicines should be checked […]
In the 56th meeting of the DCC, it was proposed that Registered Medical Practitioners (RMP) shall supply ‘generic medicines’ only. New Delhi: To promote usage of generic medicines, the Central Drugs Control Standard Organisation’s (CDCSO)- Drug Consultant Committee (DCC) has proposed that doctors should prescribe only generic instead of branded medicines to patients. In the […]
How insurance companies farm out their dirty work to doctors and patients. “Doctor, could you please redo my insulin prescription? The one you gave me is wrong.” My patient’s frustration was obvious over the phone. She was standing at the pharmacy, unable to get her diabetes medication. We had gone through this just the week […]
Currently India is aggressively adopting ‘Smart life’ where everything is driven by smart technology like artificial intelligence and IoT, but a grave reality still haunts most of the population is lack of basic healthcare facilities By Amit Aggarwal Co-Founder and Director, Effectual Services Currently India is aggressively adopting ‘Smart life’ where everything is driven […]
Antibiotics are used in medicine and agriculture against bacterial infections and bacterial growth in food. There are several classes of antibiotic, and this article explains the bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic activity of each. Penicillin Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered. Ernest Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 when he accidentally left bacterial cultures uncovered […]
