Parents in rural areas insist on medicine for every cough, and doctors are pressured by both expectations and pharmaceutical marketing and end up obliging.
US President has also questioned existing childhood vaccine protocols, calling for delays in administration of vaccines like the hepatitis B shot, which is currently given to newborns.
Following US President Donald Trump's suggestion, the Food & Drug Administration has said leucovorin can improve symptoms from cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) which is reported in patients with autism.
Researchers associated with The Ohio State University found that number of severe adverse events linked to generic drugs made in India was 54% higher than for those made in the US.
In 2019, evidence showed that an impurity in drug degrades over time to form probable carcinogenic compound. Ranitidine is sold as heartburn medicine under names Rantac, Aciloc & Zinetac.
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.
Such fraudulent practices cannot be tolerated, CAIT adds. This comes after Food & Drug Administration allegedly found counterfeit cheese at fast food giant's outlet in Ahmednagar.
Cough syrups made in India & Indonesia have been linked to deaths of over 300 children globally. Medicines were found to contain high levels of DEG, EG, leading to death.
Operation targeted packages entering US from India through New York (JFK) & Chicago (ORD) International Mail Facilities (IMFs) last month. Over 500 shipments seized, Indian national held.
In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
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