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Amid Drug Shortage, Bhopal Gas Victims, Children Miss TB Doses For Days
Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, which is one of the world's worst industrial disasters, and their children are now facing a new challenge - a shortage of drugs to treat tuberculosis at government DOTS centres.
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"Only 12 Orders Placed": Drug Body's Big Charge After Maharashtra Hospital Deaths
Enough medicine orders were not placed tomeet the drug demand of government hospitals in Maharashtra, alleged a drug's body after an acute medicine shortage led to a hospital tragedy in the state.
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Health Ministry Rejects Reports Of Tuberculosis Medicine Shortages
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a statement refuting recent media reports that suggest a shortage of anti-Tuberculosis (TB) drugs in India and question the efficacy of these drugs under the National TB Elimination Programme
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Pak Faces Shortage Of Life-Saving Drugs Due To Weakening Currency: Reports
Pakistan's drug regulatory authority's controversial pricing policy and the depreciating local currency have led to an acute shortage of imported and life-saving medicines in the debt-ridden country, media reports said on Monday.
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Chinese Turn To Traditional Remedies To Fight Covid Amid Drug Shortage
President Xi Jinping has promoted traditional Chinese medicine since the start of the pandemic, while health officials have hailed its "important role" in fighting the coronavirus.
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Amid Covid Surge, China Says Medicines In "Adequate Supply"
Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that they have "expanded production capacity" of medical supplies amid reports of a shortage of fever and cold drugs medicines.
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A TikTok Trend Sold Out Ozempic, Leaving People With Diabetes Dizzy, Scared
Ozempic, an injection that keeps blood sugar levels in check for patients with type 2 diabetes, has been in shortage for about four months, according to the database maintained by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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China Covid Surge Leads To Shortage Of Crucial Drug In Taiwan
Taiwan authorities may taking action against people if they continue to buy Panadol in huge quantities.
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India's Remdesivir Production Reached 1.2 Crore Vials A Month In June: Centre
India's production capacity of Remdesivir increased from 38.8 lakh vials per month in mid-April to 122.49 lakh vials per month in June 2021, and as on date, there is no shortage of the antiviral drug in any state or union territory, the Centre said.
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"We Are Living This Hell": Delhi High Court On Black Fungus Drug Shortage
"We are living this hell. Everyone is living this hell. It's a situation where we want to help but we are helpless," the Delhi High Court lamented on Friday while hearing pleas on the shortage of Black Fungus medicine.
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Ramp Up Stocks Of Alternate Drugs For Black Fungus: Punjab Chief Minister
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered ramping up of stocks of alternate drugs for the treatment of mucormycosis, popularly known as Black Fungus, amid a shortage of the Amphotericin drug.
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Probe Gautam Gambhir, Others Buying Covid Supplies In Bulk: High Court
The Delhi High court on Monday directed the drug controller to inquire into the issue of politicians buying COVID-19 drugs in bulk amid shortages
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"Take Immediate Action": Sonia Gandhi To PM On Black Fungus Drug Shortage
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited the acute shortage of vital drug - Amphotericin-B - needed to treat Black Fungus, and underscored the need to "take immediate action" to remedy the situation.
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Will Fix Shortage, 5 More Firms To Make Anti-Black Fungus Drug: Centre
Five more companies in India have been allowed to make drugs to treat Black Fungus or Mucormycosis, the government said today.
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As Black Fungus Cases Spike, Pharmacies Run Out of Antifungal Drug Amphotericin
The fight against black fungus is getting tough due to the shortage of an antifungal drug Amphotericin B.
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Amid Drug Shortage, Bhopal Gas Victims, Children Miss TB Doses For Days
Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, which is one of the world's worst industrial disasters, and their children are now facing a new challenge - a shortage of drugs to treat tuberculosis at government DOTS centres.
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"Only 12 Orders Placed": Drug Body's Big Charge After Maharashtra Hospital Deaths
Enough medicine orders were not placed tomeet the drug demand of government hospitals in Maharashtra, alleged a drug's body after an acute medicine shortage led to a hospital tragedy in the state.
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Health Ministry Rejects Reports Of Tuberculosis Medicine Shortages
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a statement refuting recent media reports that suggest a shortage of anti-Tuberculosis (TB) drugs in India and question the efficacy of these drugs under the National TB Elimination Programme
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Pak Faces Shortage Of Life-Saving Drugs Due To Weakening Currency: Reports
Pakistan's drug regulatory authority's controversial pricing policy and the depreciating local currency have led to an acute shortage of imported and life-saving medicines in the debt-ridden country, media reports said on Monday.
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Chinese Turn To Traditional Remedies To Fight Covid Amid Drug Shortage
President Xi Jinping has promoted traditional Chinese medicine since the start of the pandemic, while health officials have hailed its "important role" in fighting the coronavirus.
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Amid Covid Surge, China Says Medicines In "Adequate Supply"
Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that they have "expanded production capacity" of medical supplies amid reports of a shortage of fever and cold drugs medicines.
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A TikTok Trend Sold Out Ozempic, Leaving People With Diabetes Dizzy, Scared
Ozempic, an injection that keeps blood sugar levels in check for patients with type 2 diabetes, has been in shortage for about four months, according to the database maintained by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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China Covid Surge Leads To Shortage Of Crucial Drug In Taiwan
Taiwan authorities may taking action against people if they continue to buy Panadol in huge quantities.
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India's Remdesivir Production Reached 1.2 Crore Vials A Month In June: Centre
India's production capacity of Remdesivir increased from 38.8 lakh vials per month in mid-April to 122.49 lakh vials per month in June 2021, and as on date, there is no shortage of the antiviral drug in any state or union territory, the Centre said.
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"We Are Living This Hell": Delhi High Court On Black Fungus Drug Shortage
"We are living this hell. Everyone is living this hell. It's a situation where we want to help but we are helpless," the Delhi High Court lamented on Friday while hearing pleas on the shortage of Black Fungus medicine.
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Ramp Up Stocks Of Alternate Drugs For Black Fungus: Punjab Chief Minister
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered ramping up of stocks of alternate drugs for the treatment of mucormycosis, popularly known as Black Fungus, amid a shortage of the Amphotericin drug.
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Probe Gautam Gambhir, Others Buying Covid Supplies In Bulk: High Court
The Delhi High court on Monday directed the drug controller to inquire into the issue of politicians buying COVID-19 drugs in bulk amid shortages
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"Take Immediate Action": Sonia Gandhi To PM On Black Fungus Drug Shortage
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited the acute shortage of vital drug - Amphotericin-B - needed to treat Black Fungus, and underscored the need to "take immediate action" to remedy the situation.
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Will Fix Shortage, 5 More Firms To Make Anti-Black Fungus Drug: Centre
Five more companies in India have been allowed to make drugs to treat Black Fungus or Mucormycosis, the government said today.
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As Black Fungus Cases Spike, Pharmacies Run Out of Antifungal Drug Amphotericin
The fight against black fungus is getting tough due to the shortage of an antifungal drug Amphotericin B.
