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Pharmacists welcome new CDAP drugs; seek greater input in programme
The Pharmaceutical Society of Trinidad and Tobago (TSPTT) has welcomed the addition of five new drugs to the Chronic Disease Assistance Programme (CDAP) but hopes to meet with Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe to discuss...

Pharma Company Shut Down After Child-Killing Cough Syrup Scandal
MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA - Over the past month, dozens of children, all under the age of five, died after allegedly consuming contaminated cough syrup. The children died after consuming cough medicine linked to Tamil Nadu-based company Sreson...

Pharma, banking stocks support mkts 2nd session
Rising for the second consecutive day, benchmark Sensex rose by nearly 329 points on Friday following strong gains in pharmaceutical and banking shares and foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 328.72 points or 0.40 per cent to...

Medical care and gifts for flood-affected residents in Dien Bien
In Xa Dung commune, the unit’s medical team, and local doctors and healthcare workers checked health, gave advice, medicine and gifts to 100 flood-affected residents, disadvantaged households, policy beneficiaries, and elderly people in need....

Medical cannabis is legal in WV: Here’s what patients can and can’t do with it
West Virginia legalized medical cannabis in 2017 when former Gov. Jim Justice signed the Medical Cannabis Act. The goal of medical legalization was to provide alternative treatment for symptoms of severe medical issues. × Javascript is required...

Medical student from Odisha 'gang-raped' in West Bengal
KOLKATA: A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred outside the private medical college campus in Durgapur on Friday...

Medical staff stage protest for timely payment of salaries
Khanapur: Demanding timely payment of salaries, employees of the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad staged a brief protest on Friday. The medical staff working at the Government Hospital in Khanapur town gathered in front of the facility and raised...

Medicine students learn about health and safety risks on farms

Medics, Dayton Police respond to reported shooting
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- Dayton Police and medics were called to a reported shooting in Dayton. According to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch, crews were sent to the 3000 block of Nicholas Road on reports of a shooting just before 9:30 p.m....

Medicare Advantage’s Challenges Amid Strong Census at Nursing Homes is Driving Shifts in Payer Mix, Room Design
As census rebounds across nursing homes, the growing influence – and financial strain – of Medicare Advantage is pushing providers to rethink both their payer mix and physical design of buildings. While the industry is clearly moving toward...

Medicare Advantage changes in 2026: What you can expect
UnitedHealth has confirmed it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 109 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting as many as 180,000 members – a move that could impact Minnesota in a significant way. Legacy Insurance’s Tim Jopp joins FOX 9’s All...

Chhindwara’s Coldrif deaths show India’s dangerous irony—pharmacy of the world, failing at home
In a country that prides itself as the pharmacy to the world, the word medicine should carry trust. But in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, that trust curdled into grief, and then into national and international news headlines and page 1 stories. Over...
Nasus Pharma collaborates with Aptar to support development and commercialization of NS002
Nasus Pharma Ltd, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative intranasal products to treat emergency medical conditions, announced the execution of comprehensive agreements with Aptar France S.A.S. and...

Trump’s pharma tariff threat brings AstraZeneca to heel with drug pricing agreement
Cambridge, U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca on Friday announced an agreement with the Trump administration to lower the cost of U.S. prescription drugs, while securing for the company a three-year reprieve for its products from pharmaceutical...

New military and disaster medical center opens at Tartu's Raadi base
A new military and disaster medical center opened at the Raadi military base in Tartu on Friday, where Estonian Defense Forces' (EDF) personnel, reserve medics and medical students will receive training. The aim of the center is to ensure all...

China’s ‘health silk road’ in Africa gets a boost with insulin, pharma projects
China is advancing its “health silk road” in Africa by initiating major offshore projects to manufacture essential medicines, such as insulin and antiretrovirals. Nigeria is set to produce Chinese-made insulin, while in the Ivory Coast further...
Chugai Pharma concludes license agreement with Roche for CT─388, a long─acting GLP─1/GIP receptor agonist
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that it has concluded a license agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Roche) for CT-388, a long-acting GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist, currently in development for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Under the...

Back to Square One: Mississippi Board of Pharmacy Reaffirms Ban on Shared Pharmacy Services
Today, the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy (“Board”) issued a notice to licensees confirming that its rulemaking process on shared pharmacy services has concluded, and that no changes have been made to the state’s current restrictions. The notice...

Fake Doctor Arrested in Cachar for Posing as Physician at Pharmacy
Silchar: -In a major expose, Cachar Police on Friday arrested a fake doctor identified as Roshan Ali, who had been illegally practicing medicine at Arfaz Medical Hall in Rangirghat area. According to police sources, Roshan Ali had been posing as a...

Mob fury as pharma firm owner produced in court over child deaths
Daijiworld Media Network – Chhindwara Chhindwara, Oct 11: Anger spilled onto the streets of Chhindwara on Friday as locals and lawyers screamed and lunged at 75-year-old Ranganathan Govindan, owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals,...