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'America, Take Notes': US Woman Praises India After Buying $26 Contact Lenses Without Insurance
An American woman buys prescription contacts in India for $26 without insurance or an appointment.
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Centre Bans Over-The-Counter Sale Of Syrup Medicines, Doctor's Prescription Now Mandatory
The decision has been announced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is expected to bring stricter control over the use of commonly consumed syrup medicines.
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Order Prescription Medicines Online in India With These Apps
Need medicines delivered to you with the same ease and efficiency as ordering food? Here are six apps that are likely to get the job done.
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Practo Pilots Medicine Ordering Service in Bengaluru
Launched as a pilot in Bengaluru, users can now buy medicines through Practo's app.
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Overuse of Antibiotics Can Hurt Your Health
For long health experts have spoken in favour of reducing the number of antibiotics prescribed to patients because overuse may cause resistance which can lead to several secondary infections and allergic reactions. Despite this, antibiotic resistance...
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Doctors Will Now Write Generic Drugs Name in Capital Letters
The Centre has amended rules in Indian Medical Council Regulations 2002, directing physicians to prescribe drugs with generic names in legible and capital letters, Health Minister JP Nadda said in Lok Sabha today.
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Prescription for Avoiding Ebola Airport Screening: Ibuprofen
People who contract Ebola in West Africa can get through airport screenings and onto a plane with a lie and a lot of ibuprofen, according to healthcare experts who believe more must be done to identify infected travelers.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Indicted for Running Illegal Prescription Racket
A court in the US has indicted an Indian-origin doctor of illegally running a prescription racket that led to the death of one patient and harming the health of many others, media reported.
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Deaths by Prescription Painkillers on the Rise in US, Canada
More people in the United States and Canada are dying from common prescription painkillers than from overdoses of heroin and cocaine combined, a study reveals.
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Indian-American doctor indicted for causing death of two patients
An Indian-American doctor in New Mexico has been arrested following his indictment by a federal grand jury alleging unlawfully dispensing of prescription drugs resulting in the deaths of two patients, and health care fraud.
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Google Glass will feature frame and lens support matching your prescription
The Explorer Edition will not feature the prescription solution upon its release, but users can expect to see them later this year.
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Investors to get Google records on online drug ads
A Delaware judge has given Google until April 9 to give documents involving an illegal online marketing of prescription drugs.
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Investors to get Google records on online drug ads
A Delaware judge has given Google until April 9 to give documents involving an illegal online marketing of prescription drugs.
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Lists of side effects keep growing
Lists of the known side effects for prescription medications on drug labels, packaging and advertisements have mushroomed up to an average of 70 per medication.
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Pesticides only on 'prescription' in Kerala
Seeking to reduce the use of pesticides, Kerala Government has decided to make it a must for farmers to get 'prescription' from agricultural officers for buying them from shops.The guidelines, issued by Director of Agriculture recently, said agricultural officers should write details such as the name of the crop, the affliction from which the plant...
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'America, Take Notes': US Woman Praises India After Buying $26 Contact Lenses Without Insurance
An American woman buys prescription contacts in India for $26 without insurance or an appointment.
-
Centre Bans Over-The-Counter Sale Of Syrup Medicines, Doctor's Prescription Now Mandatory
The decision has been announced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is expected to bring stricter control over the use of commonly consumed syrup medicines.
-
Order Prescription Medicines Online in India With These Apps
Need medicines delivered to you with the same ease and efficiency as ordering food? Here are six apps that are likely to get the job done.
-
Practo Pilots Medicine Ordering Service in Bengaluru
Launched as a pilot in Bengaluru, users can now buy medicines through Practo's app.
-
Overuse of Antibiotics Can Hurt Your Health
For long health experts have spoken in favour of reducing the number of antibiotics prescribed to patients because overuse may cause resistance which can lead to several secondary infections and allergic reactions. Despite this, antibiotic resistance...
-
Doctors Will Now Write Generic Drugs Name in Capital Letters
The Centre has amended rules in Indian Medical Council Regulations 2002, directing physicians to prescribe drugs with generic names in legible and capital letters, Health Minister JP Nadda said in Lok Sabha today.
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Prescription for Avoiding Ebola Airport Screening: Ibuprofen
People who contract Ebola in West Africa can get through airport screenings and onto a plane with a lie and a lot of ibuprofen, according to healthcare experts who believe more must be done to identify infected travelers.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Indicted for Running Illegal Prescription Racket
A court in the US has indicted an Indian-origin doctor of illegally running a prescription racket that led to the death of one patient and harming the health of many others, media reported.
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Deaths by Prescription Painkillers on the Rise in US, Canada
More people in the United States and Canada are dying from common prescription painkillers than from overdoses of heroin and cocaine combined, a study reveals.
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Indian-American doctor indicted for causing death of two patients
An Indian-American doctor in New Mexico has been arrested following his indictment by a federal grand jury alleging unlawfully dispensing of prescription drugs resulting in the deaths of two patients, and health care fraud.
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Google Glass will feature frame and lens support matching your prescription
The Explorer Edition will not feature the prescription solution upon its release, but users can expect to see them later this year.
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Investors to get Google records on online drug ads
A Delaware judge has given Google until April 9 to give documents involving an illegal online marketing of prescription drugs.
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Investors to get Google records on online drug ads
A Delaware judge has given Google until April 9 to give documents involving an illegal online marketing of prescription drugs.
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Lists of side effects keep growing
Lists of the known side effects for prescription medications on drug labels, packaging and advertisements have mushroomed up to an average of 70 per medication.
-
Pesticides only on 'prescription' in Kerala
Seeking to reduce the use of pesticides, Kerala Government has decided to make it a must for farmers to get 'prescription' from agricultural officers for buying them from shops.The guidelines, issued by Director of Agriculture recently, said agricultural officers should write details such as the name of the crop, the affliction from which the plant...
