Medicines

Addictive sleeping pills 'easily available online'

A new report has warned against the addictive sleeping tablets that are easier to buy illegally online than ever.

Nov 06, 2015, 10:19 AM IST

Heart patients worldwide losing out on key meds

A new study has highlighted the poor levels of use, availability and affordability of vital heart medicines.

Oct 21, 2015, 10:55 AM IST

World's largest toxin database to help develop new drugs

 The European project Venomics has succeeded in creating the largest database of toxins in history after analyzing 203 species of poisonous animals, which will in turn help develop new medicines.

Oct 18, 2015, 10:22 AM IST

Watch: Morning Headlines @ 9 a.m

Watch today's morning headlines on Zee News.
-PM Modi to meet the family members of Subhash Chandra Bose today.
-Pharmacies are going on strike today.

Oct 14, 2015, 11:09 AM IST

Chemists across India to go on strike on October 14

 Over eight lakh chemists across the country will shut their shops for a day on Wednesday to oppose the central government's alleged move to regularise the sale of medicines through e-pharmacies on the Internet.

Oct 12, 2015, 20:55 PM IST

Chemists to join nationwide strike on Oct 14

Chemists in Faridabad have decided to join the nation-wide strike on Wednesday called by India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against the Centre's move to allow the sale of medicines over the Internet.

Oct 12, 2015, 01:43 AM IST

EU to support medicine access for poorest countries

 The European Union (EU) is proposing to grant the least developed countries indefinite exemption from World Trade Organisation (WTO) intellectual property rules for pharmaceuticals, the European Commission, EU's executive body said on Thursday.

Sep 10, 2015, 22:34 PM IST