British researchers have found that many fixed-dose drug combinations (FDCs) in India lack central regulatory approval despite concerns over the safety and efficacy of such combinations. A study led by Queen Mary University of London, revealed that these FDCs are being sold in substantial numbers in India. In 2012, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health […]
Stringent quality and price monitoring is to be lined up by the government for stents, catheters, MRI machines and other such medical devices. Separate regulator and law to keep a check on diagnostic equipment, implants as well as hospital equipment available in the country has been recommended by an inter-ministerial task force on medical devices. […]