Regulatory Dose
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Why the Indian Supreme Court’s judgment on combination drugs sends wrong signals
It indicates to High Courts that judges can sidestep the legislative procedures on complex regulatory issues if these are deemed inconvenient.
Dinesh Thakur & Prashant Reddy T
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Interview: How South Africa pushed through major reforms to make medicines more affordable
Anban Pillay of South Africa’s health department explains how the country regulated drug prices despite protests by doctors and pharmaceutical companies.
Menaka Rao
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Proposed e-cigarette ban: Users are up in arms, fear they will return to smoking tobacco
Many users of e-cigarettes say the devices have helped them quit tobacco. But the jury is out on the actual safety of these vapourisers.
Menaka Rao
Trending
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Yogendra Yadav says BJP won’t get majority, Prashant Kishor predicts 300+. What’s their reasoning?
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‘Women are going to be more scared now’: Why activists say HD Revanna’s bail should have been denied
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Counterview: Why ‘Brahmin conference’ should not have been cancelled at Delhi University
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Cyclone Remal likely to reach West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by Sunday, says IMD
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‘Garden city’ parks closed in the afternoons, outdoor Bengaluru workers left with no refuge
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Government proposes a new drugs policy that would give it greater control over medicine pricing
It seeks to provide boost to local industry and curtail the powers of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority.
Menaka Rao
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India makes a long overdue move to ensure better drug safety
The health ministry has made bioequivalence studies compulsory for some generic drugs.
Prashant Reddy
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Drug pricing authority warns stent manufacturers against creating 'artificial' shortage
Cardiologists have reported that the NPPAs price cap on stents has not stopped cardiac procedures or adversely affected patients so far.
Menaka Rao
Video
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Bedaquiline debate: Domicile requirement for TB patients to get live-saving drug may no longer apply
Authorities allow patient from Patna to get treatment in Delhi, giving hope to others who have the condition.
Menaka Rao
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Why imminent Indian government regulations on medical devices have everyone worried
While industry is crying foul over stringent provisions on the shelf lives of devices, others argue that the rules do not do nearly enough.
Ankur Paliwal
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The price of cardiac stents: It is industry against civil society once more
Pharmaceutical bodies want innovation products to be left out of price control but doctors' association want prices of all stents to be regulated.
Menaka Rao
The Reel
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ review: Come for the back story and stay for the insane stunts
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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The price of cardiac stents will be capped – but no one knows how the new costs will be calculated
Health activists say that the using the regular formula for life-saving drugs would still keep the life-saving devices highly unaffordable.
Menaka Rao
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Medical apps offer everything from diagnosis to medicine. But can they be trusted?
Doctors see more negatives than positives in the online healthcare world.
Mayank Jain