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On 27 August 2021, India crossed the milestone of administering more than 10 million (1 crore) doses of COVID-19 vaccine in a single day, setting a new world record. Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 2.8 million doses, followed by Karnataka with 1 million doses and Maharashtra at third with 0.98 million doses.
Sovateltide. Sovateltide (development names IRL-1620 and PMZ-1620, [ 1 ] sold in India under the brand name Tyvalzi) [ 2 ] is a synthetic analog of endothelin-1 that works as a selective endothelin-B receptor agonist. In May 2023, it was approved in India to treat acute ischemic stroke. The drug was developed by Pharmazz. [ 2 ]
The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, sold under the brand names Vaxzevria[6]and Covishield,[7]is a viral vector vaccine[8]produced by the British University of Oxford, British-Swedish company AstraZeneca, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. [8][9][10]Finland, Denmark, and Norway suspended the use of the Oxford ...
Over a hundred of the 224 drugs mentioned in the Huangdi Neijing – an early Chinese medical text – are herbs. [11] Herbs also commonly featured in the medicine of ancient India, where the principal treatment for diseases was diet. [12] A sample of raw opium. Opioids are among the world's oldest known drugs.
Schedule H is a class of prescription drugs in India appearing as an appendix to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 introduced in 1945. These are drugs which cannot be purchased over the counter without the prescription of a qualified doctor. The manufacture and sales of all drugs are covered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules.
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk aims to bring its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy to India in 2026, after securing regulatory approvals and ensuring it has enough supply to ...
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is the head of department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines, and sera in India. Drugs Controller General of India, comes under the ...
Clinical trials in India refers to clinical research in India in which researchers test drugs and other treatments on research participants. NDCTR 2019 and section 3.7.1 to 3.7.3 of ICMR guidelines [ 1 ] requires that all researchers conducting a clinical trial must publicly document it in the Clinical Trials Registry - India.