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Govt to ramp up domestic production and import the drug used to treat Blac
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the Government has chalked out a strategy with manufacturers to ramp up the domestic production as well as to import Amphotericin-B which cures Mucormycosis commonly kno
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COVID-19 crisis: People in large numbers queue up to procure Remdesivir fr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 10 (ANI): People in large numbers gathered outside Government Kilpauk Medical College in Chennai on Monday to procure Remdesivir, a drug used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, for their family members.
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Centre issues company-wise supply plan of Remdesivir to states, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): A company-wise supply plan of Remdesivir, a key drug used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, has been issued to states and union territories, informed the Central government.
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2 held for black marketing of Remdesivir in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Two people were arrested by police in Delhi's Fatehpur Beri area for allegedly black marketing Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Delhi: 7 arrested for manufacturing fake Remdesivir
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an interstate gang that produced fake Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug used in the treatment of COVID-19, and arrested seven people.
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Karnataka govt to provide Remdesivir to 33 hospitals
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 18 (ANI): Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar has stated that Remdesivir, a drug used to combat COVID-19, will be provided to about 33 hospitals in the state.
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Study says all non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug offences should
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): According to a new study all non-violent offenders serving time for drug use or its possession should be freed immediately with their convictions erased from records.
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New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key prevent
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): In the ongoing arms race between humans and the parasite that causes malaria, researchers report that new mutations that enhance resistance to a drug used to prevent malaria in pregnant women and children are already common in countries fighting the disease.
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Indore administration suspends licence of five bars, declares four others
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 28 (ANI): Indore district administration on Sunday suspended the licences of five bars and sealed them, and declared another four ineligible for excise licences after their names emerged in the ongoing investigation related to illegal drug use.
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Court adjourns hearing on anticipatory bail plea of Karishma Prakash to No
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 12 (ANI): A special (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic substances) court in Mumbai on Thursday adjourned to November 23 hearing on the anticipatory bail plea of Karishma Prakash, former manager of actress Deepika Padukone, in connection with a case re
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Study reveals college students with disabilities at greater risk for subst
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder than their non-disabled peers, according to a Rutgers study.
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Jaya Prada extends support to Ravi Kishan, accuses Bachchan of politicisin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Veteran actress and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaya Prada on Wednesday lent support to BJP Lok Sabha MP Ravi Kishan over his remarks about drug use in Bollywood and said Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan was politicizing the issue.
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