DoP adds 19 medical devices to public procurement policy It gives preference to Make in India products
NPPA asks non-scheduled medical device makers/importers to submit price-related information This is to monitor the maximum retail prices (MRP) of non scheduled medical devices, which are notified as drugs under the Drugs…
CDSCO gives upto six month extension to existing importer / manufacturer of nebulizer, blood… The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued an order allowing the existing manufacturers/ importers of…
AiMED requests ICMR to continue with previous IVD kit specifications for govt tenders The association claims that changes in specifications of IVD kits will favour a Korean company, SD Biosensor, in govt tenders
NHM initiates to prepare HCW database for administering COVID-19 Vaccine The government is creating a database of Healthcare Workers (HCW) for administering COVID-19 Vaccine across the country
IMA demands withdrawal of notification allowing PG Ayush students to perform selected surgeries The Gazette notification dated November 19, 2020 allows 58 general surgical procedure to be conducted by Ayurvedic post graduate…
Stakeholders discuss next steps after WHO advises against use of remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment Question if there is an alternative currently to the drug for the treatment of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients
GNCTD permits MBBS students, interns, BDS doctors to assist doctors on COVID duty Also finalises shift-wise honorariums
NABL asks labs to submit details of sample collection centres/facilities December 12 deadline to submit details; triggered by mismatch in details declared to NABL and those on websites, annual reports…
Karnataka private hospitals association seeks support from state drug controller over price increase… While NPPA capped the price of medical oxygen on September 25, it permitted transportation cost to be added at the state level for…