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Amazon to Open a Store for Indian Ayurvedic Manufacturers

Mr. Rachit Jain, head of consumables category, global selling, Amazon India, said that the biggest category on Amazon.com is herbal and beauty segment. He added, “It offers a big opportunity for ayurvedic product manufacturers. B2C e commerce is the best way for ayurvedic manufacturers to establish presence.”

Mumbai Pharma Company Gets Licence for Breakthrough TB Drug

Pretomanid is an important drug for the treatment of highly drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), if taken along with other TB medicines. It is also the third new anti-TB drug approved by USFDA in over 40 years. Significantly, Macleods has now become the second generic manufacturer for the drug, globally, after the TB Alliance earlier granted rights to US drug maker Mylan in August this year.

Guidelines Released for Evaluation of Nano-Pharmaceuticals in India

Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed that these “Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano pharmaceuticals in India” is one of the most important steps for delineating quality, safety and efficacy assessment of the novel nano formulations. He further added that these guidelines are intended to provide transparent, consistent and predictable regulatory pathways for nano pharmaceuticals in India.

Triphala rich in polyphenolic content- University of Mumbai and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Scientists at the UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, University of Mumbai and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) subjected triphala to detailed chemical characterization and found abundance of polyphenols. They also tested its action on molecules involved in development of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease to study its mechanism of action, according to findings published in journal RSC Advances.

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