In the last four years, medicines worth Rs. 23.20 lakh unused Hospital seeks nod to dispose of medicines scientifically By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when hundreds of patients thronging State-run K.R. Hospital are given prescriptions to buy medicines from other medical stores outside, here is a case of gross criminal negligence of stockpiling…
Mandatory for pharmacies to record and report details of patients who purchase cold, fever medicines Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of rising Coronavirus cases, State authorities have made it mandatory for medical shops and pharmacists to keep a record of phone number and address of customers who buy medicines for fever, cough and cold or symptoms…
Mysore/Mysuru: Who ever thought that there would come a day when groceries, vegetables, medicines and other essential goods are to be bought online, at the click of a button? Thanks to Coronavirus, now almost everyone knows online transactions, online shopping, making ‘Digital India’ a reality, but at such a desperate time! Even in Mysuru, there…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) which has made facilities to reach essential commodities such as grocery, fruits and vegetables to the doorsteps have now identified 20 medical stores across the city which would deliver medicines to the doorsteps of the needy. The MCC has made this facility to prevent people in need of medicines…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD There is a video clip from an under-informed and over-enthusiastic news channel that is doing the rounds these days in YouTube and social media platforms that is screaming itself hoarse that India has been flooded with a new kind of fake plastic tablets that can ruin the health of…
New Delhi: In a major development that would help drug makers to tide over the high costs of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and intermediates, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has increased the ceiling price of 21 formulations by 50 percent on Dec.13. NPPA said it has been receiving applications for an upward revision of…
Sir, Of late, we are witnessing lot of discussions on generic medicines to be prescribed by doctors. When a drug is prescribed by its generic name, the patient can opt for a cheaper medicine. But do all patients have knowledge of drugs prescribed by the doctor? It’s a clear NO. Then the chemist has to…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week, I explained the difference between branded and generic drugs and also told you why most doctors prescribe branded drugs exclusively although they may be considerably more expensive than the latter. Today in our country most branded drugs are manufactured by very reputed companies and because their very…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Of late, there has been much discussion in the lay press about branded and generic drugs ever since reports started appearing in the media about doctors and hospitals swindling patients by making them buy costlier drugs when much cheaper ones are easily available in the market. In yesterday’s Star…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A recent government order asking doctors to prescribe medicines by their generic names and not by brands has sent the medical community into a tizzy. But a basic question comes first: Are our generic medicines manufactured for internal consumption safe? Ironically, India is the largest manufacturer of generic…
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