New Delhi: Advising to conduct the Phase IV clinical trial, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted approval to the pharmaceutical major Eli Lilly to import and market the anti-cancer drug Selpercatinib 40 mg and 80 mg. The expert panel recommended the grant of permission to […]
New Delhi: Despite the guidelines issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) asking medical colleges to pay stipends to postgraduate medical students from private medical colleges, the complaints regarding non-payment of stipends remain unsolved. According to a recent report by Education Times, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, and Kanda Bande Nawaz Medical College Gulbarga are a few of […]
The promise of early access to potentially life-saving drugs through the US Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program often comes with high hopes for patients battling debilitating or fatal diseases. However, a recent study sheds light on the reality that many of these drugs fail to demonstrate significant benefits within a reasonable timeframe. Dr. […]
Taking note of problems affecting the healthcare services at the Government-run hospitals in Delhi, a committee constituted by the Delhi High Court recently submitted its interim report listing the immediate, short term and long-term measures required to be implemented for the betterment of the system. Medical Dialogues had previously reported that earlier this year, expressing […]
Mumbai: Global pharma major Lupin Limited has announced that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Valbenazine Capsules, 40 mg and 80 mg, to market a generic equivalent of Ingrezza Capsules, 40 mg and 80 mg, of Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. “Lupin […]
Ahmedabad: What started as a crisis in 2020 has now led to a remarkable expansion in medical infrastructure, with the city boasting over 1,500 major and minor hospitals and nursing homes—a significant 10% increase since 2021. Amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ahmedabad’s healthcare landscape has undergone a notable transformation over the past […]
Granting interim relief to a student, the Karnataka High Court bench recently held that students holding Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards are to be treated on par with Indian citizens while participating in Online counselling for admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses for 2024-2025. “…we are of the opinion that this submission can […]
New Delhi: Taking note of problems affecting the healthcare services at the Government-run hospitals in Delhi, a committee constituted by the Delhi High Court recently submitted its interim report listing the immediate, short term and long-term measures required to be implemented for the betterment of the system. Medical Dialogues had previously reported that earlier this year, […]
USA: Treatment with empagliflozin did not lead to a significantly reduced risk of first hospitalization for heart failure (HF) or death from any cause than placebo among patients at increased risk for HF after acute myocardial infarction (MI), according to the EMPACT-HF trial. The findings were published online in the New England Journal of Medicine […]
A recent study found a significant discovery in the treatment of patients with from type 2 diabetes (T2D) with concurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) which is a combination that markedly increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. The major outcomes of this study were published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. This comprehensive nationwide […]