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Can resveratrol-copper be used to prevent metastasis without trials?

TMC researchers find resveratrol-copper combo reduces chemotherapy toxicity, may prevent cancer metastasis, and offer multiple health benefits.

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DCGI directs popular combination drug for cold and flu to be not used in children under the age of 4

DCGI directs drug makers to put warning on FDC of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine HCL not to use in children below 4 years.

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India’s alarming ‘fixed dose combination’ problem

Pharmaceutical companies in India use these fixed dose combination drugs to escape liability under multiple laws without much concern for public health

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Regulator issues alert over sale of falsified versions of 2 drugs

Drugs regulator Drugs Controller General of India has directed States and Union Territories to keep vigil on sale and distribution of falsified versions of two drugs, liver medication Defitelio and Takeda’s cancer drug Adcetris after alerts from World Health Organization

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Drugs regulator issues alert after pharma firm Abbott India recalls antacid syrup Digene Gel

The public notice issued by the apex drug controller on its website said: “The impugned product may be unsafe and its use may result in adverse reaction.”

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Regulation for all medical devices from October 1, says DCGI

India is on course to introduce regulations governing all the medical devices in the country on October 1, Drugs Controller General of India Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi said at iPhex 2023

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Letter to DCGI seeks emergency use nod for investigational antibiotics to save lives

Intensivists and infectious diseases specialists, faced with a dire situation where effective antibiotics to treat drug-resistant infections are lacking, have called on the government to allow emergency use authorisation (EUA), as successfully done during the COVID-19 pandemic, for certain life-saving drugs.

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DCGI calls for bridging bio-tech interface to get out of generic mindset

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WHO alert on cough syrups 'alarming'; there are missing links that need to be probed: Expert

"The information from WHO that cough syrups manufactured by an Indian pharma company caused the death of 66 children due to the presence of ethylene glycol is alarming, Professor Y. K. Gupta, senior pharmacologist and vice-chairman of the Standing National Committee on Medicines said.

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DGCI allows Serum Institute to export malaria vaccine to U.K.

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to send two lakh doses of the vaccine

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Bombay HC issues notice to Central govt, Bill Gates, Serum Institute over plea on alleged Covid vaccine death

Dilip Lunawat in his petition, "blamed the Government and others for misrepresenting the facts about the COVID-19 vaccine by making false claims about its safety and 'forcing' medical practitioners to take the vaccine. Read more on Dynamite News:

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CorbeVax cleared as precaution dose vaccine, awaits WHO’s emergency use listing

This the first time that a booster dose that is different from the one used for primary vaccination has been allowed in the country

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CORBEVAX booster shot approved for 18 years and above jabbed with Covaxin, Covishield

Corbevax booster for heterologous first has been approved by the Centre.Last month the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) recommended Biological E's CORBEVAX as a heterologous booster for adults above 18 yrs old. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Serum Institute of India to launch vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

Drugs Controller General of India’s approval of SII’s anti-cervical cancer vaccine follows the recommendation of the institute’s COVID-19 vaccine in June last year

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Corbevax gets DCGI nod as COVID-19 booster after two doses of Covishield or Covaxin

Clinical trial data is reported to have shown that the Corbevax booster dose provided significant enhancement in immune response and a good safety profile.

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Drugs Controller allows restricted emergency use of Covaxin for 6-12 years

DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India) gives restricted emergency use authorisation to BharatBiotech's Covaxin for children between the age of 6-12 years. More details on Dynamite News:

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Nod for Covovax vaccine for 12-17 age-group

Serum Institute’s Adar Poonawalla says ‘younger age groups will follow shortly’

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Govt panel recommends permission for phase 3 trial of Sputnik Light vaccine as booster dose

The recommendations have been sent to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for final approval.

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Coronavirus updates | February 8, 2022

India records 65,000 new cases, 1,169 deaths

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Submitted proposal to DCGI to test Sputnik Light as Covid booster dose: Dr Reddy's

Last year, the company received permission from the DCGI to import the Sputnik vaccine into India for restricted use in emergency situations

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Coronavirus live updates | Over 169 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Government

India reports fewer COVID-19 deaths than during last week

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Bharat Biotech gets DCGI's nod to conduct intranasal booster dose trials

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday granted permission to Bharat Biotech to conduct clinical trials of intranasal vaccine BBV154.

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DCGI gives nod to Bharat Biotech for intranasal booster dose trials

Experts have noted that an intranasal vaccine as a booster will be easier to administer in mass vaccination drives.

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DGCI grants conditional market approval for Covaxin, Covishield

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Thursday granted conditional regular market approval for COVID-19 vaccines Covaxin and Covishield for restricted use in emergency situations in the adult population.

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The Bedaquiline Question

One of the increasingly contentious public health issues in India is the manner in which clinical trials are conducted for new drugs and the manner in which these new drugs are subsequently approved for use on Indian patients.

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