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DCGI grants emergency use authorisation to SII's COVID-19 vaccine Covovax
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to Serum Institute of India's (SII) COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for adults and for children above the age of 12 years.
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Researchers offer advice on prescribing cannabis medicines to patients wit
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 9 (ANI): There's considerable interest in using cannabis-based medications to help treat drug-resistant epilepsy, but clinicians have little guidance on how or when to prescribe these products.
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'Drug menace is more challenging than militancy', says J-K DGP
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Director-General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Tuesday said that the drug menace is more challenging than militancy.
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Bikram Singh Majithia's judicial custody in drug case extended till March
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], March 8 (ANI): Mohali District Court on Tuesday extended Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia's judicial custody till March 22, in a drugs case.
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Tick saliva drug can ease chronic pain, itching in people: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Durham [England], March 8 (ANI): Ticks are small, brown parasites that are known for carrying disease and that can attach to a person's skin and suck their blood. A new research has found that a protein, called Votucalis, found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching an
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COVID-19: FDA gives clearance to Covaxin for clinical trials in adults in
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has been given clearance for clinical trials in adults by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Zydus Lifesciences gets DCGI approval for Oxemia drug
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 7 (ANI): Zydus Lifesciences on Monday said it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for a new drug application, Oxemia (Desidustat), a first-of-its-kind oral treatment in India for anemia associated with chronic kidney disea
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BSF shoots down Pakistani drone in Punjab's Ferozpur, contraband recovered
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ferozpur (Punjab) [India], March 7 (ANI): Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the early hours of Monday shot down a Pakistani quadcopter (drone) in the Ferozpur sector with contraband items, the BSF said in a statement.
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Researchers examine if medicines affect body's response to infections like
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], March 6 (ANI): A recent study led by a team of clinical researchers have analyzed the immune responses to paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioid analgesics, with a focus on infectious diseases, has provided insights into the unintended impa
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Study: Head, neck cancer treatment can be improved by immunotherapy drug
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ohio [US], March 5 (ANI): By adding an immunotherapy drug to the standard of care treatment regimens, the survival rates for head and neck cancer patients with intermediate-risk features increased, suggests a recently conducted clinical trial by the University of Cincinnati.
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DCGI approves Themis Medicare's VIRALEX for Covid-19 treatment
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI/Target Media): In a landmark development for the treatment of COVID-19, Themis Medicare Ltd. (Themis), a Pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai with a legacy of over 50 years of making new treatment options available, announced the approval of its a
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Delhi: Drug addict held for kidnapping two minor girls
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Delhi police arrested a drug addict for kidnapping two minor girls from Delhi's Vivek Vihar on Saturday.
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