As obesity management draws awareness and weight-loss injections are launched in India, hospitals are offering customised multidisciplinary treatments, at a cost.
The proceedings follow a PIL seeking a ban on sale of weight loss drugs that are still undergoing clinical trials internationally. The court asked DCGI to submit report within 3 months.
Anti-ageing treatments include broad spectrum of substances—from antioxidant supplements & growth hormone boosters, to testosterone therapy, among other things.
The development was announced by Forum of Resident Doctors, Punjab. Over 2,000 students of govt medical colleges in Amritsar, Faridkot & Patiala had been protesting since 7 May.
‘Miracle drug’ can cost Rs 13 lakh for haemophilia A patient annually, but reduced dose found efficacious & cost-effective in small trial. Larger trial is under way.
India's anti-obesity drug market is currently valued at Rs 3,000-3,500 crore & is projected to grow nearly eightfold by 2030, according to market estimates.
India after Nigeria recorded highest number of zero-dose children in 2023. The lack of immunisation against deadly diseases puts children at risk of life-threatening diseases.
Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk’s announcement comes months after launch of another top selling obesity drug Mounjaro in India by US based pharma giant Eli Lilly & Company.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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