New Delhi: The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced sweeping price changes across key sectors, offering relief to patients and manufacturers while making several luxury and imported goods more expensive. In a major boost for healthcare, prices of 17 medicines, including those used for cancer and diabetes treatment, will be reduced. Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of alarming reports of child deaths in other states linked to toxic cough syrups, the Kerala Health Department has taken decisive action — banning the sale of all medicines to children below 12 years of age without a valid doctor’s prescription. Health Minister Veena George announced that the move aims to Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is set to launch its first-ever initiative for the collection and scientific disposal of expired medicines. The project, titled ‘nPROUD’ (New Programme for Removal of Unused Drugs), will be inaugurated by Health Minister Veena George on February 22. The primary objective of the project is to systematically collect unused and expired medicines from Read More…