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New eye drops for presbyopia that will help you get rid of glasses? No, the claims are misleading, say govt sources, company blames media...
Many media portals ran the 'news' declaring that the new eye drops by Entod Pharmaceuticals will help persons with presbyopia get rid of glasses. Naturally, curiosity around the product was spiked and some news reports and social media posts even hailed it as a remarkable innovation.
Reports claiming significant hikes in prices of medicines are false, misleading and malicious: Union health ministry
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Government dismissed reports claiming that medicine prices will increase by up to 12% and called them false, misleading and malicious.
Over 10% samples failed: Vigilance writes to Delhi health secretary over supply of ‘non-standard’ medicines to hospitals, asks to stop payment and remove stock
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Vigilance asks Delhi health dept to stop payment for supply of non-standard drugs to govt hospitals, and to remove the stock
Dhanwantari and ‘Bharat’ in National Medical Commission’s new logo sparks controversy: ‘Not secular’, say some doctors
Reacting to NMC's modified logo, an X user wrote, "What's more saddening is NMC logo now will have Ayurveda founder Dhanvantari a kind of alternative medicine pic in its logo for Modern medicine in India."
MK Gandhi denied ‘modern medicine’ for Kasturba but was eager to avail it when Manu needed a surgery? Here is what old documents say
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MK Gandhi denied penicillin for Kasturba but he was okay opting for surgery for Manu Gandhi three years later
Media reports claim doctors ‘must’ prescribe generic drugs or face punishment: Read how it is misleading
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Media reports mislead about NMC guidelines on prescribing generic medicines
Reach of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana expands with over 9000 stores, people saved around ₹18,000 crore in 8 years
The PMBJP product range includes 1759 pharmaceuticals and 280 surgical equipment that span all significant therapeutic categories
Congress’ Jairam Ramesh spreads misinformation about Indian syrups over deaths of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan to target Modi govt
Congress leader spread misinformation about the Indian cough syrup, incorrectly linking them to deaths of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan.
‘Medicine was given without prescription’: Uzbekistan Health Ministry on ‘Indian cough syrup’ controversy and deaths of children
Uzbekistan Health Ministry said the medicine given to the victim children surpassed the allowed dosage levels and was given without a prescription.
‘Banned by mistake’: Uttarakhand government revokes the ban on five Patanjali medicines
The Uttarakhand government issued a press release stating that the ban on Patanjali medicines was imposed by mistake.
