-Down to Earth No regulation on marketing strategies by drug companies has created a medical autocracy, the Dolo-650 controversy shows If you had to take paracetamol 650 milligrams instead of paracetamol 500 mg three times a day during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be familiar with the drug called Dolo-650. The drug is prescribed for reducing fever and pain, but the medicine possibly reached you thanks to its manufacturer’s market strategy. A petition...
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Near-Catastrophe At Madhya Pradesh's Karam Dam Brings Tender Scam In Focus Again -Anurag Dwary
-NDTV.com Karam Dam one of many being probed, BJP has said; wider scam pegged at ₹ 3,000 crore; minister says won't spare guilty "even if from our party" Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh's Karam Dam, at the centre of a near-catastrophe after cracks earlier this week, has been in the headlines for leaks earlier too — of public money, that is. Its part-collapse after heavy rain brings back into focus the e-tendering scam that...
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-NDTV.com The increase in milk prices comes in view of a rise in input costs, Amul and Mother Dairy said. New Delhi: Milks prices are set to increase with dairy brands Amul and Mother Dairy announcing a ₹ 2 raise in its prices due to a rise in procurement and other input costs. The new prices for both the brands will be effective from Wednesday, the companies said. For 500 ml, Amul Gold...
More »Most small drug makers aren’t WHO-GMP certified -Priyanka Sharma
-Livemint.com The Centre has started an outreach programme for such SMEs operating in 10 locations Considering that only one-fifth of the small and medium manufacturers of bulk and API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) drugs have been certified under the World Health Organization’s good manufacturing practices, the Centre has launched an outreach programme to establish India as a best-in-class pharma hub, said an official in the know. “As of now, India has around 6,790 SMEs...
More »Sahara India Group: Rs1.12 Lakh Crore of 129.6mn Investors Remains 'Stuck', Says Govt
-MoneyLife.in Nearly 130mn (million) investors have investments of over Rs1.12 lakh crore 'stuck' in six companies of the Sahara group. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been facilitating the repayment of principal and interest to the investors who invested in optionally fully convertible debentures (OFCDs) of Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd (SHICL), the Union government told the Lok Sabha. In...
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