Hospital Updates

Total Health wins NATHEALTH CSR award for its health service delivery in Thavanampalle Mandal, Andhra Pradesh

Total Health, a CSR initiative under Apollo Foundation, has been proclaimed Champion of the NATHEALTH CSR Awards for its health service delivery. The award was presented by Ms Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Women and Child Development, GoI, in New Delhi. NATHEALTH, a body of India’s top healthcare providers and stakeholders, was founded in 2012, […]

Drug Updates

UCMDMP will curb unethical practices and usher in more credible healthcare delivery- MTaI

The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) on March 16, 2022, published the draft UCMDMP which is intended to be a voluntary code to regulate fair marketing practices by the Medical Device industry. The marketing practices of the Medical Device Sector are currently being voluntarily regulated by Uniform Code for Pharmaceuticals Marketing Practices (UCPMP) which is a […]

Pandemic Pulse

Sorrento Receives Purchase Order for 10 Million Covistix Tests From Its Subsidiary Sorrento Mexico for February Delivery in Mexico

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNE, “Sorrento”) and Sorrento Mexico today announced that COFEPRIS has given EUA approval to Sorrento Mexico to import, market and distribute COVISTIX tests directly in Mexico. COVISTIX is a sensitive platinum colloid-based lateral-flow rapid antigen test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including Omicron and Delta variants of concern. Mexico passed […]

Drug Updates

AKAY-Spiceuticals substantiates FENUMAT-Capsaicin as the first Natural and Vegan ‘Bioavailable Capsaicinoids’ following a sustained-intestinal delivery approach

Intestinal delivery with enhanced bioavailability is of great significance for stomach irritating and pungent bioactive molecules like Capsaicinoids from red chili peppers. Because, oral delivery is the one and only approved and preferred route of administration for nutrients (Nutraceuticals and Functional foods). But, there exist many challenges for pungent capsaicinoids.  High dosage due to poor […]