Leqembi: Japan approves Alzheimer treatment
- 25-Sep-2023
Japan’s Eisai said on Monday the country’s health ministry had approved its Alzheimer treatment Leqembi, co-developed with US-based Biogen. The development comes after a health ministry panel recommended the drug’s approval in August, followed by standard approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July. The drug is the first treatment shown to […]
DRAP, FIA launch country-wide crackdown against fake, unregistered medicine
- 15-Sep-2022
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have fastened their country-wide crackdown on fake and unregistered medicine, conducting multiple raids, and recovering a significant amount of medicine, ARY News reported. According to the Health Ministry, DRAP and FIA conducted a raid in I8 Markaz Islamabad over a tip about a […]
Punjab health dept denies medicine shortage, production halt news
- 11-Sep-2022
Lahore: The Health Department Punjab has denied news about shortage of life-saving medicine in the province, claiming there is adequate stock of all medicine including paracetamol in the province, ARY News reported. The Drug Regulatory Authority is determined to maintain provision of life-saving drugs in the province, a Health Department spokesperson said. The news about […]
Punjab faces life-saving drugs’ shortage as pharmaceuticals halt production
- 11-Sep-2022
Lahore: Punjab is facing shortage of at least 40 life-saving drugs including fever medicine, while drugs prices have shot up by over 21%, ARY News reported. The pharmaceuticals manufacturers Association has said that the production has been halted due to higher production cost and sales tax. According to details, patients are facing severe difficulties as […]
The Chinese dad making medicine to treat his dying son
- 23-Nov-2021
Two-year-old Haoyang has likely just months to live — but the only medicine that can help his rare genetic condition is not found anywhere in China and closed borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic mean he cannot travel for treatment. Instead, his desperate father, Xu Wei, has created a home laboratory to create a remedy […]
Ghotki officials detain ‘medicine thieves’ inside health department
- 16-Dec-2020
According to health department records, the recovered medicine belonged to Ghotki's Tehsil hospital and the storekeeper played the abettor
Colchicine to be tested as COVID-19 treatment in UK trial
- 27-Nov-2020
Anti-inflammatory colchicine will be tested as a possible COVID-19 treatment in one of the world’s biggest trials, the study website posted on Friday
Indian pharmacist dies after consuming his own ‘COVID-19 cure’
- 09-May-2020
The herbal products company owner and pharmacist consumed the COVID-19 cure prepared by the latter and fell unconscious.
As virus bites, ASEAN leaders make vow on food and medicine supply
- 14-Apr-2020
Southeast Asian leaders pledged to keep trade routes open to protect food supplies and stockpile medical equipment at a summit held online Tuesday.
Trump administration moves forward rule to import medicines
- 18-Dec-2019
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it is proposing a rule to allow states to import prescription drugs from Canada