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Sun Pharma launches cough syrup Chericof 12 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced the launch of a novel formulation in cough management – Chericof 12 (Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide 30 mg and Chlorpheniramine Maleate 4 mg) in India. Chericof 12, the first prescription cough syrup in India which gives relief for up to 12 hours, is manufactured using Polistirex technology for sustained release of the drug. Chericof 12 is approved for patients of age group six years and above. The Polistirex technology used in Chericof 12 provides sustained release of the medicine in the body, thus offering up to 12-hour relief to patients with twice-daily dosage.
PM Modi unveils Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission through a video conference. Speaking on the occasion, the PM said that the campaign of strengthening health facilities that have been going for the last seven years is entering a new phase. The Prime Minister said Ayushman Bharat – Digital Mission, will now connect the digital health solutions of hospitals across the country with each other. The mission will not only make the processes of hospitals simplified but also will increase ease of living, he added. Under this, every citizen will now get a digital health ID and their health record will be digitally protected. The Prime Minister remarked that the Arogya Setu app helped a lot in preventing the spread of corona infection. He lauded Co-WIN for its role in making India achieve a record administration of about 90 crore vaccine doses today, under the free vaccine campaign.
recently inaugurated the OPD unit of Composite
Ayush
Karnataka.
The
multi-speciality
Hospital
hospital
successfully
accomplished
planned
in
2020.
opening ceremony had been delayed. For the successful functioning of Ayush OPD (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy) and allopathy and in future there would be advanced and special treatment facilities. …launches new unit at Udupi ayurveda hospital.
Sarbananda
Sonowal,
Minister
for
Ports,
and
Ayush,
Waterways
recently
Union
Shipping
inaugurated
‘Rathnashree Arogyadhama,’ a new unit of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurveda Hospital at Udupi, Karnataka. Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Kota Srinivasa Poojary, Minister for
Union Minister for Ayush, Ports, Shipping
unit,
and
Centre and Special Ward.
Sonowal
was
Due to the pandemic of COVID-19, the
Social
Sarbananda
Ayush
and sanctioned in 2016 and has been
Ayush Minister inaugurates OPD unit of Composite Ayush Hospital Mangaluru Waterways
Mangalore,
50-bedded
Welfare
and
Backward
Classes
Welfare, Government of Karnataka were also present on this occasion. The new unit includes the aesthetic medicine unit – Shringara. Deluxe Ward – Health Cottage Dhyana
Mandira,
Panchakarma
Lupin forays into diagnostics business Lupin is foraying into diagnostics to leverage its doctor connect to tap a sector that has low entry barriers, gives high returns on capital employed, and is witnessing double-digit growth. A formal launch is expected next month, sources in the know said. Lupin Diagnostics will be a part of Lupin Healthcare, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Lupin. It is in the process of recruiting the team, finalising franchise partners, and setting up a 45,000 square feet laboratory in Navi Mumbai. The company did not wish to comment on the development. Lupin has already hired an experienced team with a background in the diagnostics sector.
Union minister lauds COVID-19 vaccine production by IIL, BBIL Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Minister, Parshottam Rupala lauded the efforts of Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) and Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) for their ability to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine drug substance in record time. To date, IIL has already supplied 2 million doses of the drug substance. IIL will produce 3 million doses a month and from December will increase it to 10 million doses. Rupala said that he will extend all possible cooperation to IIL for its future
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