The West Bengal health department warned hospitals about shortages of saline, paracetamol and other essential medical supplies due to the West Asia conflict disrupting global supply chains, freight movement and packaging material availability, prompting authorities to allow emergency procurement under the non-catalogue category
The Centre is considering invoking the Essential Commodities Act to prevent hoarding of APIs and stabilise medicine prices after disruptions in supply routes such as the Strait of Hormuz triggered a sharp rise in raw material costs for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Union Minister Anupriya Patel clarified in Parliament that CDSCO has not banned paracetamol in India, countering recent rumours. While certain Fixed Dose Combinations involving paracetamol are restricted, standalone paracetamol remains approved for use.
London: Maternal use of over-the-counter painkillers is about one and a half times more likely to increase the risk of delivering a baby with health issues, finds a study calling for reassessment of medical advice about the use of analgesics during pregnancy. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen in the UK analysed data from more […]
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has made several healthcare and pharma players billionaires and the makers of Dolo-650 — the most prescribed medicine during the pandemic having sold more than 350 crore pills since the Covid outbreak in March 2020 — are raking in the moolah too. As per the data from healthcare research firm […]
New Delhi: Children undergoing Covid vaccination must not take paracetamol, a common pain reliever, without first consulting, city doctors advised on Friday. The advice was issued in response to growing concerns that some immunisation centres are advising children to take three paracetamol 500 mg tablets after receiving the Covid vaccine. Taking paracetamol without consulting a […]
Hyderabad: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday clarified that Paracetamol or pain killers are not recommended for teenagers after being vaccinated with Covaxin. “We have received feedback that certain immunisation centres are recommending taking 3 paracetamol 500 mg tablets along with Covaxin for children. No paracetamol or painkillers are recommended after being vaccinated with Covaxin,” […]
Income from operations went up 16 per cent year-on-year, despite shortage of raw materials, lower utilisation capacities in paracetamol and logistic disruptions
Each kit containing an oximeter, paracetamol and vitamin tablets, sanitizers, cloth masks, electric kettle and vaporizer was given to the caretakers of these institutions.
Hyderabad-based company to provide one crore tablets every week, starting today, aggregating to 16 crore tablets worth Rs 8 crores over next four months to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
