OPPI Opposes Draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy
...told PTI. "The move (of bringing more drugs under price control) will act as a barrier to our growing mark.... Instead of widening the list of drugs under the price control regime, the government should ensure access to basic healthcare facilities, Dangi added. Cr...Dental Grills harmful For Users
... devices. These products it was explained range in price from $20 to thousands of dollars. Dr Messina, a practising dentist in the Cleveland area, said there are greater risks involved with the grill what is envisaged by most people. He said, "Since it's removal, people generally think it's safe that's n......l make the new pill available at a sharply reduced price for developing nations. An important issue is the development of resistance among the patients. It was later found that the failure of the patients to take their drugs faithfully resulted in the development of resistance to the drugs. Michael Weinste...Drug Prices Hit The Roof In Malaysia
...r cent of patients."We are concerned over the high price of essential medicines and it is time for us to have some form of control over pricing," the health minister said, adding that a draft proposal was in the works and would soon be presented to the cabinet. Dug prices in Malaysia have hit a record high...Anti-Obesity Groups Criticize Response of Medical Professionals
...nding a hike in taxes on fatty and sugary foods to price these products off shop shelves. <br...New Sleep Gene Discovery Wakes Up Scientists
...y," Forger said. "They were able to adjust but the price they have to pay is their body wakes up early, and they have to go to bed earlier than we do." "The theory was that the mutation caused (more of the PERIOD protein) so you get a short day so you want to get up very early in the morning," Forger sai...China Launches Probe Into Breast Enhancement Drug
...been on sale on TV since the end of last year at a price of 99 yuan (USD 12) per box. It has been advertised on 17 local television stations, while on the Internet it is available for as little as 28 yuan (USD 3.5). The company says it takes at least 10 boxes to have an impact. "Bolibao has been dominatin......ist of essential medicines should be brought under price control in order to make available drugs at reasonable prices. They also announced that labels on medicines strips would be bilingual, both in Hindi and English, to benefit the people. The members also agreed that the maximum allowable post-manuf...Negligence Cases in the Obstetrics Department Increases Fatality Rates
...isis. In this period there was a steep rise in the price of doctors' negligence insurance for which the doctors were threatening to quit their jobs. The AIHW report examines 6,500 cases from 2002 to June 2005.It was found that obstetrics contributes for 18 % of the medical negligence followed by acciden...Patency On Two Drugs From Merck & Pfizer’s To Expire Soo
...ompanies that could cause a large fall in both the price and the multi billion dollars sales revenue of the...s and so they don't expect a big fall in the stock price of either pharma giants. It was explained that in preparation for the expiration of the patent, a...Cervical Cancer Vaccine Ready for Australian Women
...r David the vaccine would be available at a retail price of approximately $460 from September. CSL plans to liaise with the federal government about introducing immunization of 12-year-old girls in schools However the Cancer Council of Victoria has urged women to continue receiving their two-yearly pap...Brazilian Women to Be Vaccinated To Prevent Uterine Cancer
...tive. The vaccine is very costly as of now but its price would reduce if the production increased. ......n Canada since the distributors can’t afford //the price it needs. The drug got approval from ‘Health Canada’ nine months back. Since the price allotted by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board was not compromised by Bristol-Myers Squibb Ca...Inhaled Insulin: A New Modality for Management of Diabetes
...more user- friendly than the injectable version. A price has not yet been assigned to the drug. Having been approved by the EU, diabetics in Europe also will have access to the drug. In the US, the drug has been approved to treat both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Taken at mealtime, the patient inhales ...Clues To Identify Psychological Seizures
...lem and they undergo repeated testing – they pay a price physically, socially and financially.” In the simplest of the three studies, researchers reviewed videos of 208 people whose seizures were monitored at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. They found that 50 out of 52 people with psycholo......ent put forth many alterations like cutting on the price upto 12.5% with the same health benefits. Cheape...icines with generic name are introduced to cut the price of off-patent medicines, said Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott. Dr Laing added people who enjoy...India Should Learn From China On Pharma Industry: KPMG
...nment on issues of affordability to point out that price controls are limited in their ability to increase access to new and effective treatments,' it said. (Source:PTI News)...MRP of drug to include local tax – Paswa
...ax and buyers would not have to pay any additional price over it//, Union Chemcial and Fertilisers Minister...d be stopped. The ministry, which controlled the price of 74 medicines, was formulating a policy, Paswan said. It decided to bring all the 354 'essential...Europeans Tops the World in Alcohol Consumption
... Europe's roads. 'It is the children who pay the price of the last round,' said Derek Rutherford, Secretary of Brussels-based alcohol watchdog Eurocare. With some 11 litres of pure alcohol drunk per adult each year, Europe is the heaviest drinking region of the world, the report said. An estimated 23 m...Progress as we know it, has an expensive price tag attached to it.Look at the United States – the last hundred years has broughttremendous wealth and opportunity to its people;// but at a cost both tothe environment and health. Today there are 30% Americans who areover-weight or grossly obese. Mo...