Comparative Analysis of Different Vaccines for Covid-19 In the last blog, we walked over some characteristics of the Covaxin and Covishield vaccines. The type, efficacy, and side effects of both vaccines were looked at in detail. In this blog, we will try to cover a total of 7 vaccines and…
Importance of Pharmacovigilance during a pandemic Pharmacovigilance can be simply defined as the intense supervision and monitoring of a drug or drug related products during its clinical trials and thereafter its launch to the market. Pharma comes from a Greek word Pharmakeia which means drugs, medicines, or remedies and vigilance…
What is Pharmacovigilance? An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But nothing ever keeps a researcher away. A researcher’s job is the backbone of medical sciences. Clinical research is, therefore, a driving factor for the healthy survival of human beings. It is common knowledge that any drug, prior to…
Well, maybe, not so secret. Successful management of all elements of the Trial process will substantially improve the outcomes of clinical trials. If all aspects of a trial are not carefully managed, a trial can very quickly spiral into the abyss of nothingness. So, let’s take a look at the…
India has a significant burden of typhoid, especially in young children. And, this disease is becoming more and more widespread along the length and breadth of the country. To help the entire country stay prevented against this disease, and effectively treat those that are already infected with it, it is…
India is among the countries with the highest amount of bacterial diseases in the world, and is also the largest consumer of antibiotics in the world, wherein the consumption has increased by 103% from 2000 to 2015! This is the highest increase in low and middle income countries. As per…
The blog title may scare you for once, wondering how you can take a medication without having it tested and approved. But hold on, there is more to what you have just read. You can trust the Indian government to not risk anyone’s life. So then, what it is about,…
All of us who are concerned with or interested in the clinical research field of our country would be aware of the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019 that have been in effect since 19 March 2019. But, the journey of clinical trials hasn’t been easy to reach the…
The only purpose of clinical research is to find new drugs and devices to help improve the health of every citizen of the country, and even the world. Now, you may think how thoughtful it is for those clinical researchers to put out all their efforts and time into bringing…
