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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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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 Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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