Combination of enmetazobactam, invented by scientists associated with Chennai-based pharma firm Orchid Pharma in 2008, and antibiotic cefipime is used to treat severe bacterial infection.
Govt’s moves to curb irrational fixed-dose combinations may have been insufficient & lack enforcement, say researchers. Study published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice.
According to a Washington University study, such misuse of drugs is considered inappropriate as antibiotics are only effective against bacterial and not viral infections such as Covid.
In Pharma, Gerald Posner writes about how an unlikely trio working for a small US company called Lederle discovered Aureomycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic in 1948.
From 2000 to 2015, TB claimed 33 million lives and cost the world economy an estimated $616 billion. By 2030, a further $1 trillion and 28 million lives may be lost.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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