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Topic: Drug

Central regulator to now give NOC for export of new, unapproved medicines after safety concerns

India’s exports of pharmaceuticals during 2022-23 was valued at $25.4 billion with a growth of almost 3.25 percent over the previous financial year, according to Pharmexcil.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Rs 600 crore worth of drugs from Pakistani ship

The 14-person crew of the ship is currently being escorted to Porbandar for further investigation and legal proceedings.

Whole genome sequencing could be key to detecting drug-resistant TB, shows study

India faces challenges because of low investment in public health programs, high endemicity in difficult-to-reach locations, and persisting diagnostic gaps.

45% hospital prescriptions flout norms, heartburn drug pantoprazole most randomly prescribed: ICMR study

Published in Indian Journal of Medical Research, study classifies nearly 10% prescriptions as 'unacceptable', says such lapses can lead to adverse drug reactions & risk patient health.

India gets breakthrough multiple sclerosis drug, but could be unaffordable to many at Rs 10+ lakh a yr

Swiss drugmaker Roche Pharma says Ocrelizumab can help manage multiple sclerosis & impede disability progression. Doctors welcome launch but caution against potential side effects.

Anaesthetic notorious as ‘date-rape’ drug — what is ketamine, linked to Matthew Perry’s death?

A hallucinogenic drug, Ketamine distorts perception of sight & sound. Effects include a rapid heart rate & elevated blood pressure.

New Alzheimer’s drugs may be more beneficial to American whites than Blacks, say experts

The two drugs – Leqembi and Donanemab – are the first to offer real hope of slowing the fatal disease for 6.5 million Americans living with the disease.

The meds they bought were toxic. Now Gambian parents seek justice

At least 70 children died from acute kidney injury in Gambia last year, cases the WHO linked to medicines made by Indian drugmaker Maiden Pharmaceuticals.

Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’ to address global obesity rates: WHO

Francesco Branca, WHO director of nutrition and food safety, says drugs for obesity are important but must be 'part of a comprehensive approach'.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.