The panel also asked Bharat Biotech to expedite volunteer recruitment for its ongoing clinical trial of Covaxin and said it may conduct interim efficacy analysis for further consideration.
The decision is based on recommendations of Signal Review Panel-Pharmacovigilance Programme of India, which is responsible for detection, assessment & prevention of adverse effects from drugs.
The Subject Expert Committee has asked Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation to find more about HCQ's 'side-effects', particularly related to taste disorder and urine incontinence.
The recommendation was given after assessing the safety and immunogenicity data of phase 1, 2 clinical trials and have been sent to (DCGI) for final approval.
Dr Reddy’s had proposed to test Sputnik V in a Phase III clinical trial that generally needs to enroll over 1,000 participants. Govt panel has recommended a smaller trial instead.
Low-cost hepatitis C drugs sofosbuvir, used in combination with daclatasvir, has shown promise in reducing chance of death among hospitalised Covid patients.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says Department of Expenditure has approved the creation of posts to inspect, audit and test the efficacy of medical devices.
Alert was issued on insulin pumps made by American medical equipment giant Medtronic. In India, the insulin pumps used are MiniMed 508 and MiniMed Paradigm series.
Several batches of polio vaccines by Bio-Med Pvt Ltd were found to be contaminated with traces of Type-2 virus, which were administered to 30 lakh children.
Plan is to hire these officers, who will exclusively regulate sale of medical devices such as coronary stents & hip implants, through a written exam conducted by UPSC.
Within the modern-day Samudra Manthan lies the opportunity for India to redefine its role on the world stage by building a robust, adaptive security architecture.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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