medicine

Why Has the Health Ministry Banned 156 ‘Cocktail’ Drugs?

24 Aug 2024

The Union Health Ministry has banned 156 "irrational" fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines, including commonly used antibiotics, painkillers, and multivitamins, effective immediately. This decision, announced through a gazette notice under Section 26 A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, prohibits the production, marketing, and distribution of these drugs due...

Food as medicine in Indian households

30 Jan 2024

Food is any substance, which after getting consumed by any organism provide nutrients and produce energy to the body. Every food item that is known has some benefits to provide, the basic food consumed by us are fruits, vegetables, seeds, oils are rich in minerals, vitamins and nutrient. Food has...

Delhi: Medicines worth Rs 75 lakh seized at airport

06 Aug 2023

Officials stated on Sunday that the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) discovered large amounts of drugs worth roughly Rs 75 lakh with a female traveler at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital. According to officials, on August 4, CISF Surveillance and intelligence personnel noticed suspicious activities of a...

India issues comprehensive advisory for students planning to study medicine in China

07 Nov 2022

A comprehensive advisory to students planning to study medicine in China is issued by the Indian Embassy in Beijing on Sunday. "The Embassy continues to receive queries from prospective Indian students as well as their parents regarding eligibility for Indian students who are pursuing clinical medicine programme in China to...