Category: Healthcare Industry

NPPA had imposed price ceiling on knee replacement systems and categorized knee implants into two major categories – Primary Knee Replacement Systems and Revision Knee Replacement Systems.

Health-care institutions viz. hospitals, labs, diagnostic centres and chemist shops are allowed to operate on all 7 days of the week throughout the day i.e. will remain open 24X7 hours.

It has been clarified that all rapid antigen test results are entered into the ICMR portal using the login ID credentials provided by the health department.

The advisory caters to screening of COVID-19 in three settings: in containment zones or points of entry, in non-containment areas and in hospitals. It stipulates the choice of test (Rapid Antigen Testing or RT-PCR/ TrueNat/ …

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The Certificate is applicable to those medical device manufacturers in India who are having valid manufacturing license and intent to obtain Free Sale Certificate for export of Class A, B and Class C, D medical …

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The hospitals which use Remdesivir drug shall record the batch number and the daily dose administered in the patient case sheet which shall be duly attested by the treating physician. The stock details of the …

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To reinforce guidelines on social distancing, the government had previously elucidated that CS (MA) beneficiaries who required medicines for chronic diseases could purchase them from their local pharmacies. Such purchases should be based on prescriptions …

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The Guidance Note contemplates COVID screening for diagnosed TB patient and TB screening for COVID positive patients. Additionally, the Note requires the establishment of linkages of TB service facilities with COVID Isolation facilities. Additionally, The …

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The Guidance Note at the very outset states that every patient, at the time of admission, must be screened for hyperglycemia by a glucometer, with at least two capillary blood glucose values. Secondly, every patient …

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Forms I and Applications for special price for packaging under the Drugs (Price Control) Orders, 2013 can now be submitted online through email to a specified email ID. The notification stipulates for a confirmatory email …

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