Dr Reddys Launches New Drug In Its Urology Segment
...osin Hydrochloride available// in extended release tablets of 10 mg dosage. Alfuzosin Hydrochloride, introduced under the brand name 'Alfoo' is indicated for treatment of enlargement of prostate gland in ageing men known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), a company release said. The product was launc...Aurobindo Gets Tentative USFDA Approval For Its HIV-1 Drug
...duct containing Lamivudine, Zidovudine, Nevirapine tablets used in the treatment of HIV-1 infection, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. The three drugs would now be available in one single tablet and the company is the sole manufacturer of this approved combination, it said, adding that this is...Natco Pharma Commences Production At Dehradun Unit
...unit would achieve a capacity level of 300 million tablets per annum and the project is being implemented in stages. Plans of establishing a parenterals division at Dehradun are also underway, it added. The share of the company was trading at Rs 102.35, down 4.48 per cent on the BSE. Source:PTI News...Dr Reddy's Launches Generic Version Of Mercks Proscar Tablets
... the authorized generic version of Merck's Proscar tablets 5 mg (Finasteride) on June 19. // The company ha...ed the authorized generic version of Merck's Zocor tablets (Simvastatin) 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg yesterday, a company release said. In January th...Four Jaundice Cases Detected In Bathinda
...ere passing through drains. Around 5,000 chlorine tablets were distributed among residents of the area to purify water. The people of Baldev Nagar had been complaining for the past few days that they had been getting polluted water. (Source:PTI News)...Spurious Drugs is a Leading Cause of Casualties Among Drug Users
...se of cocaine and heroin, paracetamol and diazepam tablets are crushed and mixed with them to increase the ov... in India manufacture it locally by mixing crushed tablets of paracetamol and diazepam, and sprinkling it with morphine,' the NCB official explained. 'It giv...Three Arrested For Illegal Export Of Ephedrine Tablets
...rt of around 2500 cartons each containing one lakh tablets valued at Rs 10 crore in the international market’...ations’. The Managing Director procured the said tablets from local dealers through another accused based at Vijayawada. The former business development he...Ranbaxy In-Licences NDDS Analgesic Molecule From Ethypharm
... Sanjeev I Dani, said, the introduction of Trambax tablets will further strengthen thecompany's portfolio in the pain management segment. 'The Indian market of Tramadol is approximately Rs 15 crores annually and is expected to grow significantly with the addition of this Novel Drug Delivery System, making t...Finnish research: Cysteine Chewing Gum as a cure for cancers of the mouth
... two preparations were slowly l-cysteine releasing tablets that effectively eliminated acetaldehyde derived to the mouth and saliva either after a challenge of alcohol or during smoking. The methods developed by the research groups of Salaspuro and Marvola have been patented world wide. The owner of the pate...UNICEF Facts & Figures About Maternal Death In India On The Eve Of Mother’s Da
... care, and only 58 percent receive any iron/folate tablets or syrup. In rural areas, 75 percent of births still take place at home, mostly without any skilled help to ensure a safe delivery. For each one of these deaths, between 30 and 100 more women suffer from acute maternal morbidities that are painful...India To Estimate The Number Of Children Infected With HIV/AIDS
...n of drugs, she said that there are no combination tablets tailored for young children. This she feels makes treatment difficult to administer. Explaining that about 30% of newly infected children die before their first birthday and 50% die before the age of two, she said that this makes it important to st...Poor Quality Of Drinking Water Blamed For Cholera Cases In Delhi
...months. Yadav said that ORS packets and chlorine tablets are being distributed to residents of unauthorised...h 26 were found unfit. As many as 810,796 chlorine tablets and 4,896 ORS packets have also been distributed. Talking about other diseases, Yadav said that on...Bicycle-Powered Portable Water Filter System For Disaster Zones
...nd viruses still passed through, he said. Chlorine tablets had to be added to make the water drinkable without boiling. The new pedal-powered system uses finer membranes to filter the water so it can be drunk straight from the tap, explained Tay. It takes just five minutes to disassemble the unit and tr...Calcium Supplements May Not Be Of Much Use For Healthy Kids
...um boost was delivered in different ways including tablets and by extracting minerals from milk and then adding it to food. "We found there wasn’t much effect at all," said Winzenberg, a family physician and epidemiologist who studies muscle and bone development at the Menzies Research Institute, Australia...Manic Ecstasy: Man gets Into a Frenzy after a Record Consumption of 40,000 ecstasy tablets
...7, had resorted to conjuring ecstasy, by consuming tablets meant for this purpose; He had infact started off with the tablets between the ages of 21 and 30. Initially he appeared to take a dose of tow tablets during the weeken...Drugs Are Effective In Treating Depression and Preventing Recurrence
... life, in patients who have been depressed. Taking tablets for depression is similar to taking medicines for controlling blood pressure or diabetes. The results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Depression accounts for about 3-5% of the elderly population. It returns more than half t...Pregnancy Complication Reduced By Calcium Supplementation
...nd Peru were randomly provided with either calcium tablets (1500 mg of calcium carbonate) in a chewable form or a placebo. Both the control and experimental group had comparable rates of preeclampsia (4.5 Vs 4.1% respectively). The incidence of complication related to preeclampsia, was however found to be ...Britain Approves Indian Company For Supplying Medicines
... up in 2005, has a capacity to produce 3.6 billion tablets per year. "With this first approval for the formulation plant having been received in record time, the company is closer to commercialising its plan in integrating its support operations in the complete value chain of pharma business," Vimal Kumar,...Tinnitus: a problem which is still ambiguous
... by excess fluid in the inner ears. While diuretic tablets may help ease some of the symptoms, Jan has found little to ease the misery of her tinnitus. Recently she has detected that her hearing is not very sharp. Despite all this Jan refuses to let the condition take over her life. Hence she hopes that fu......emented the study patients daily with two Citracal tablets (800 mg calcium) and regular exercise and the patients were followed up for four years and the study recruits were found to develop an increased BMD compared to recruits who did not take calcium supplements. This study has shown that regular long ter...