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New Drugs Bill in Its Current Form Won’t Reform the Existing System

Dinesh Thakur 24/08/2022

Unlike other legislative efforts, such as the one leading...

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In May, Remdesivir From Zydus Cadila Made Patients Sicker: Report

The Wire Staff 25/12/2021

The findings were based on the effects of remdesivir...

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The Dangerous Irrationality of How Indian Regulators Classify Substandard Drugs

Priyanka Pulla 13/10/2021

While regulators deal with substandard drugs in a way...

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COVID-19 and the Importance of Donating Blood

Sumedha Sircar 01/05/2021

The National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) recently issued an...

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India’s Vaccine Approvals Had One Problem. It Gave Rise To the Other Two.

Vasudevan Mukunth 05/01/2021

For the Modi government's desire to push an Indian...

FILE PHOTO: A medic fills a syringe with COVAXIN, an Indian government-backed experimental COVID-19 vaccine, before administering it to a health worker during its trials, in Ahmedabad

DCGI’s Covaxin Verdict Forces First Vaccine Recipients To Make a Tough Call

Vasudevan Mukunth 04/01/2021

We have a situation in which at least some...

Laura Ng is pictured with her hydroxychloroquine prescription during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle

Why the Health Ministry’s Hydroxychloroquine Recommendation Is Not Legal

Tanmay Singh 02/06/2020

If HCQ is to be marketed as a prophylactic...