Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, which kills the patients within hours, if left untreated. If patients are diagnosed in time, and treated with antibiotics and other measures at an early stage, they can recover and get back to their normal lives, but if not, they may have…
We all have been prescribed one or the other medication by a doctor. It could be an oral medicine, a syrup, an injection, or a vaccine. Whatever it is, all we do is get to the pharmacist, give him the prescription, buy the medicine, and gulp it down as prescribed….
With extreme pressure on the clinical industry to reduce costs while exhibiting greater value, the Indian pharmaceutical industry needs to optimize drug development and delivery models, driven by data and new-age technology; and this can only be done by improving R&D efficiency. But, to do so, there is a need…
Diet plays a huge role to determine a person’s health; we all know that. But, do you know that diet can also impact sleep quality? Yes, it’s true! Research has indicated that just one day of eating food low in fiber, but high in unhealthy saturated fat and sugar, can…
The drug development process is a long, expensive, and failure-prone process that requires cutting-edge skills. It takes around 8-12 years on an average for a new drug to be developed, going through a course of rigorous trials, which if cleared can be approved for human use. Only as many as…
As you may know by now, the new drugs and clinical trials rules for 2019 are out, which are expected to promote clinical research in the country through a transparent process of yielding faster approvals. These changed rules will impact long term growth of CROs in India. As per the new…
Clinical Trial Monitoring is a very responsibility-filled duty that is performed to ensure that the rights, well-being, and safety of the clinical trial subjects are protected, and that the data coming out of a clinical trial is realistic and accurate. The monitoring is conducted by a sponsor representative, one like…
Here’s good news for all those Indian university students who are looking to pursue research abroad! You can now get funding from the government for the same! Yes, the Indian government, understanding that Indian clinical research requires an uplift, has launched a scheme known as SPARC (standing for Scheme for…
Cardiac disorders account for the largest number of deaths caused in India every year, with an approximate 3 crores of people being affected by it! In fact, every year, an approximate of 2 lakh cardiac surgeries are executed in India! More than 30% of deaths caused in India are heart…
