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Medwell Unit Nightingale Expands To Mumbai; Plans 10 Home Healthcare Centres In City

Nightingales Home Health Services, a unit of the Bangalore-based home healthcare service delivery group Medwell Ventures, has entered Mumbai by opening its first service centre in the city at Nariman Point

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US, EU Regulators Urge Indian Drug Companies To Step Up Standards

India supplies about 33 per cent of the medicines sold in the United States, and nearly a quarter sold in the UK

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Bold Pilot Project Helps India To Achieve Universal Health Coverage

The project pilot tested a model to move closer to universal health coverage in three facilities in Trivandrum district. The model was based on a bottom up approach, which focused on expanding services offered, strengthening primary care centers, and addressing the needs of the catchment population

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Scaling New Frontiers In Stem Cell Research

Vipul Jain, CEO and founder of Advancells, spoke to BW Businessworld on the challenges and tasks ahead for his company

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Cipla Completes $550 Million Acquisition Of Two US Firms

With this acquisition, pharmaceutical firm Cipla will have more relevance to wholesale and retail customers

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India Drug Monitoring Plan Struggles To Grow Fast Enough

There are problems ranging from a shortage of personnel, computers and funds to raise awareness among staff to a lack of cooperation from doctors who say they are too busy

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1 In 7 Indian Drugs Revealed As Substandard

Substandard drugs work less effectively, causing disease to run a longer course, and can even require a new prescription during treatment. Substandard drugs also contribute to antibacterial resistance, a threat that has doubled in the last five years in India

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Sun Pharma Q3 Profit Beats Street, To Wind Down JV With Merck

The company posts net earnings for the quarter ended December 31 of Rs 1,417 crore, compared with Rs 1,425 crore a year earlier

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