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The CDSCO, in collaboration with various State DCAs, including the Telangana Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) conducted quality tests on random 1,167 drug samples in February, of which 58 turned out to be NSQs and 2 samples were spurious.
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58% of fixed-dose combination of antibiotics sold across India are on the WHO’s ‘not recommended’ list
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The National Human Rights Commission, in a statement, observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises a serious issue of violation of human rights, which is a matter of concern, it said.
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The Jan Vishwas Bill, 2023, passed by the Lok Sabha recently fails to allay safety concerns
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CDSCO has approved AstraZeneca Pharma India's liver cancer drug Tremelimumab Concentrate to be administered intravenously
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The health ministry's latest proposal to formulate common standards for drug regulators at the Centre and in the States is a welcome development
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Gambia and now Uzbekistan deaths are a wake-up call for the authorities to pull up their socks and ensure strict quality control
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The availability of intranasal vaccine will strengthen the fight against the pandemic and broaden vaccine coverage.
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Bharat Biotech on Monday announced that its iNCOVACC, its Covid vaccine in the form of nasal drops, has received approval from the CDSCO
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Biological E Limited (BE) announced that the CDSCO approved the Phase 3 infants clinical trial data and recommended for manufacture of its 14-valent paediatric vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in single-dose and multidose presentations.
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Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International announced that its Covaxin has received emergency use approval in children aged between 6 and 12 years. It had conducted phase II/III, open-label, and multicenter studies to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity Covaxin in healthy children and adolescents in the 2-18 age group. The clinical trials conducted in the paediatric […]
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New Delhi: Amid the ongoing resurgence of new Covid-19 cases in the country, an expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has approved two new vaccines and one anti-viral drug for restricted use in emergency situation. The CDSCO has granted the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to COVOVAX, developed by the Serum Institute of […]
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Hyderabad: Explaining its 28 days open vial policy, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Monday stated that healthcare workers do not have to worry about opening Covaxin’s vial and its wastage. This means that an open Covaxin vial can be used up to 28 days post opening and would not go waste if there are no people […]
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Hyderabad: The shelf life of Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been extended to 12 months from the present nine months by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). “The CDSCO has approved the extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from the date of manufacture. This approval of shelf life […]
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An expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on July 29 had recommended granting permission for conducting the study.
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For vaccines to result in actual vaccination of people, highly coordinated efforts are required from international supply chains, manufacturers, regulators and State and Central government agencies, says Bharat Biotech
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Roche is deeply committed to support the ongoing efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, mitigate the deadly second wave and save lives
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While this vaccine addresses an unmet medical need during this pandemic, our goal is to provide global access to populations that need it the most. Covaxin has generated excellent safety data with robust immune responses
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The development came after the UK became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, even as it battled the new highly contagious variant of the coronavirus.