File photo In progress on the issue of non-availability of essential medicines in the country, a summary of price hike of 200 medicines was sent to the government. The Drug Regulatory Authority says that registration of unavailable drugs will be done on priority basis and a summary of the price hike of 200 drugs has…
File photo. There is good news for Alzheimer’s patients (forgetfulness and mental weakness) that the new drug Donanemab from the American pharmaceutical company is proving to be effective in the fight against Alzheimer’s. After a global trial, it has been confirmed that this drug slows down the process of memory loss. The new drug helps…
Common blood pressure medications have been shown to have positive effects on some cats. Photo: File Karachi: A common blood pressure drug was tested on certain types of worms, and it theoretically increased the worms’ lifespan and slowed the aging process. Medicines of the rilmanidine group are usually prescribed to control blood pressure. Experts fed…
A new Alzheimer’s drug has proven to be highly successful in directly preventing the disease. Photo: File Washington: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US drug approval agency, has approved the first drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease. Although it is an expensive drug with an annual cost of $26,000. This drug called ‘Lacombe’ is…
An Indian-origin citizen was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison after 1 million pounds worth of cocaine was found in the UK. Scatchendale was stopped by police near the Birmingham Highway in May this year. Prohibited drugs worth more than 1 million pounds were recovered from the accused’s vehicle. The 36-year-old driver…
The trainee police officers are part of a network of law enforcement specialists in Thailand, but also across the region, who are cooperating across borders to stem trafficking operations by international crime syndicates. They are collaborating under the border liaison office (BLO) network, supported by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Lt. Colonel…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media An explosion has occurred in a pharmaceutical factory in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to Indian media, 2 people were killed and many others were injured due to the explosion in the factory. A fire broke out in the factory after the explosion, rescue operations are underway. The…
The effort is centred on the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet and from where illicit items including drugs are trafficked to lucrative markets across Southeast Asia. UN News spoke with Jeremy Douglas, the Regional Representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the…
File photo The amount of Central Research Fund with the Drug Regulatory Authority has reached 5 billion 22 crores. According to DRAP officials, each pharmaceutical company contributes a percentage of its profits to the Central Research Fund, which was established for research in the pharmaceutical sector. Drape officials say they are waiting for the federal…
Photo courtesy of Twitter A strange drug that turns people into zombies is on the rise in many American cities. According to foreign media, 9 people have died in Florida County during one and a half years due to this drug overdose. According to reports, the use of this drug has also been declared extremely…
