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Indian-American Confirmed As Director Of US National Drug Control Policy
Dr Rahul Gupta, a veteran Indian-American primary care physician, has been confirmed by US Senate as the Director of National Drug Control Policy, making him the first medical doctor to ever lead the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
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No Patient Shall Be Denied Hospitalisation For Lack Of Local Address Proof: Supreme Court
Supreme Court has directed Centre to formulate within 2 weeks a national policy on admissions to hospitals in wake of Covid 2nd wave and said no patient shall be denied hospitalisation or essential drugs in any state for lack of local address proof.
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WADA Formally Responds To US Report Demanding Reform
In a letter to James W. Carroll, director of the office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), WADA president Witold Banka reiterated the agency's "disappointment" at what WADA says are factual inaccuracies in the report.
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Amarinder Singh Seeks PM Modi's Help To Curb Drug Menace In Punjab
Reiterating his demand for a national drugs policy to check the drug menace, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention, an official said on Sunday.
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China Says 15 Years Too "Lenient" For Canadian Charged For Drug Smuggling
A Chinese court said Saturday that a 15-year jail sentence for a Canadian national charged with drug smuggling was too "lenient" and remanded his case for a retrial.
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Amarinder Singh Calls For National Policy To Check Drug Abuse
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday called for a national drug policy to save the young generation, saying a comprehensive formula was needed at the central level to effectively check the drug abuse.
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15 Pilot Districts Chosen For Government's New De-Addiction Plan
The New Delhi government plans to adopt 15 districts in the country on a pilot basis, to implement an intensive action plan for de-addiction and make the districts drug-free, according to the redrafted National Drug Demand Reduction Policy.
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Main Purpose Of Border Management Policy To End Illicit Trade, Says India
India has said its prime concern is to secure its borders against illicit trade, noting that the country's national security has been adversely impacted by terrorism, transnational organised crime and drug trafficking.
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Donald Trump To Nominate White House Aide For Drug Czar: White House
US President Donald Trump intends to nominate White House aide Jim Carroll to serve as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a post popularly known as the drug czar, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
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Centre Not Considering Change In Essential Drugs' Pricing Policy
Government is also working to bring a new method to decide prices of 'new drugs' to avoid delays in launching them in the market.
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National Health Policy Proposes Free Drugs, Diagnostics and Emergency Care Services
National Health Policy 2017 aims at providing affordable healthcare for all. The policy proposed free drugs, free diagnostics and free emergency care services in all public hospitals.
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Make National Plan To Protect Children From Drugs: Top Court To Centre
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to complete a national survey and generate a database within six months about the drug abuse by children saying "protecting children from the widespread prevalence of substance abuse is one of the biggest policy challenges facing India". The apex court also directed the Union Government to formulate a com...
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Prime Minister's Office Asks For Putting On Hold Bills On Transgenders, Drugs
Two key proposed social sector reforms which seek to protect the rights of transgenders and address the problem of drug abuse are unlikely to be introduced anytime soon, with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) putting them on hold for the time being.
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Government Forms Committee to Review Drug Pricing Policy
As stipulated under DPCO 2013, drug price regulator NPPA fixes the ceiling price of essential medicines of schedule-I.
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Decontrolling of Cardiac, Diabetes Drugs Prices Challenged in Supreme Court
The Centre's decision to decontrol prices of 108 cardiac and diabetes drugs was on Thsrday challenged before the Supreme Court which agreed to hear the case "as soon as possible".
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Indian-American Confirmed As Director Of US National Drug Control Policy
Dr Rahul Gupta, a veteran Indian-American primary care physician, has been confirmed by US Senate as the Director of National Drug Control Policy, making him the first medical doctor to ever lead the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
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No Patient Shall Be Denied Hospitalisation For Lack Of Local Address Proof: Supreme Court
Supreme Court has directed Centre to formulate within 2 weeks a national policy on admissions to hospitals in wake of Covid 2nd wave and said no patient shall be denied hospitalisation or essential drugs in any state for lack of local address proof.
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WADA Formally Responds To US Report Demanding Reform
In a letter to James W. Carroll, director of the office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), WADA president Witold Banka reiterated the agency's "disappointment" at what WADA says are factual inaccuracies in the report.
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Amarinder Singh Seeks PM Modi's Help To Curb Drug Menace In Punjab
Reiterating his demand for a national drugs policy to check the drug menace, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention, an official said on Sunday.
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China Says 15 Years Too "Lenient" For Canadian Charged For Drug Smuggling
A Chinese court said Saturday that a 15-year jail sentence for a Canadian national charged with drug smuggling was too "lenient" and remanded his case for a retrial.
-
Amarinder Singh Calls For National Policy To Check Drug Abuse
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday called for a national drug policy to save the young generation, saying a comprehensive formula was needed at the central level to effectively check the drug abuse.
-
15 Pilot Districts Chosen For Government's New De-Addiction Plan
The New Delhi government plans to adopt 15 districts in the country on a pilot basis, to implement an intensive action plan for de-addiction and make the districts drug-free, according to the redrafted National Drug Demand Reduction Policy.
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Main Purpose Of Border Management Policy To End Illicit Trade, Says India
India has said its prime concern is to secure its borders against illicit trade, noting that the country's national security has been adversely impacted by terrorism, transnational organised crime and drug trafficking.
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Donald Trump To Nominate White House Aide For Drug Czar: White House
US President Donald Trump intends to nominate White House aide Jim Carroll to serve as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a post popularly known as the drug czar, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
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Centre Not Considering Change In Essential Drugs' Pricing Policy
Government is also working to bring a new method to decide prices of 'new drugs' to avoid delays in launching them in the market.
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National Health Policy Proposes Free Drugs, Diagnostics and Emergency Care Services
National Health Policy 2017 aims at providing affordable healthcare for all. The policy proposed free drugs, free diagnostics and free emergency care services in all public hospitals.
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Make National Plan To Protect Children From Drugs: Top Court To Centre
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to complete a national survey and generate a database within six months about the drug abuse by children saying "protecting children from the widespread prevalence of substance abuse is one of the biggest policy challenges facing India". The apex court also directed the Union Government to formulate a com...
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Prime Minister's Office Asks For Putting On Hold Bills On Transgenders, Drugs
Two key proposed social sector reforms which seek to protect the rights of transgenders and address the problem of drug abuse are unlikely to be introduced anytime soon, with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) putting them on hold for the time being.
-
Government Forms Committee to Review Drug Pricing Policy
As stipulated under DPCO 2013, drug price regulator NPPA fixes the ceiling price of essential medicines of schedule-I.
-
Decontrolling of Cardiac, Diabetes Drugs Prices Challenged in Supreme Court
The Centre's decision to decontrol prices of 108 cardiac and diabetes drugs was on Thsrday challenged before the Supreme Court which agreed to hear the case "as soon as possible".
