Opium Cultivation in India- Background, Regulation & Challenges
Last year, the government opened up opium production and processing to the private sector. Meanwhile, the legal cultivation of opium poppy is sufferin…
Drugs/Pharmaceuticals
e-Pharmacies- Significance, Regulation & Challenges
Recently, the government issued show cause notices to over 20 leading e-pharmacies. This brings into highlight, the subject of online sale of medicine…
Cancer Care in India- Making Cancer Drugs Affordable
Recently, a report ‘Cancer Care Plan and Management’ was tabled in the Rajya Sabha. A notable issue highlighted by the report is the spiralling co…
Pharmaceutical Pollution- Causes, Prevalence and Possible Solutions
A recent paper, published in the Lancet Planetary Health, highlighted pharmaceutical pollution as an urgent issue that is often overlooked. The paper�…
iNCOVACC- Could this New Tool be the Answer to COVID?
The iNCOVACC has been received emergency use approval as a heterologous booster shot for individuals above 18 years of age. This move comes 3 months a…
Male Birth Control- Barriers and Options
What is male birth control? Birth control is the practice of using devices, drugs and other procedures to prevent conception. Some of the methods include…
Quality in Pharma Sector- Lessons from Gambia Episode
What happened in Gambia? In July, Gambia’s Epidemiology and Disease Control Department took note of a sudden increase in cases of 5 months to 4…
Dolo Scandal- Pharma Freebies Issue
What is Dolo? Dolo 650 is an analgesic (pain killer) and antipyretic (fever reducing) tablet manufactured by Micro Labs, a Bengaluru-based pharmaceutical firm. This trademarked…
HIV Drug Shortage
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