Rifampicin

Rediff.com » News » Rifampicin

News for Rifampicin

News
Business

How an Indian doctor beat the scourge of leprosy

Meet an Extraordinary Indian: Dr Vijaykumar Pannikar, who has battled leprosy worldwide for nearly 40 years.Dr Vijaykumar Pannikar won the 2009 International Gandhi Award for his work on leprosy. A......

New drug-resistant TB strain poses threat to India

India has a major health challenge on its hands, figuring second on the list of countries with the largest concentration of people suffering from XDR-TB, the deadliest form of tuberculosis that is......

Novartis to sell Rifampicin biz to Sandoz

The board of directors of Novartis India has approved a proposal to sell the Rifampicin bulk drug business, together with its Mahad facility, to Sandoz for Rs 30.77 crore (Rs 307.7 million).......

A CEO who uses free time to teach IIT students

Kamal Sharma isn't fond of networking dos - he'd rather have roti-sabzi with office colleagues. He prefers to work 16 hours a day, away from the limelight; uses his free time to teach IIT students......

TB drug: Lupin inks pact with Brazil for 5 years

Drug firm Lupin said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Brazil to supply its four-in-one combination drug to treat tuberculosis.The Mumbai-based firm said it has signed an pact with the......

Pharma: Remove duties on life saving drugs

We don't expect any big changes in on excise duty and custom duty rates, except in life saving drugs. The pharma sector seeks removal of excise duty on bulk drugs and formulation of anti-AIDS,......

Pharma: Remove duties on life saving drugs

The pharma sector seeks removal of excise duty on bulk drugsand formulation of anti-AIDS, anti-cancer, anti-TB and other life-saving drugs.Indian Pharma sector has made rapid strides in both global......

People speak for rifampicin

QNA

Q. I Have this pimple coming in my Butt for quite a time may be for about 7 years from now - it use to come once in while and vanish - but now it shows no sign of going of and kind of stinks odd - I feel embarased - I made some research in the net and think it must be Hidradenitis suppurativa. But I am not really sure. It shows no sign of going at all - Any help from your side would be a great relief from day to day stress.
: A. Try Antibiotics orally.These are used for their anti-inflammatory properties rather than to treat infection. The most effective is a combination...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-have-this-pimple-coming-in-my-butt-for-quite-a-time-may-be//answers/16222277

Q. Please tell me the names of medicines taken to cure TB ? and tell me the role of Pyrazinamide??
Famm Rac: A. For the treatment of Tiberculosis, 5 medicines are used in various combinations. They are Isoniazide hydrazide, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol,...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/please-tell-me-the-names-of-medicines-taken-to-cure-tb--and-/16221993/answers/10016817

Q. name any anti leprosy drug ?
Chandu: A. Indian scientist Shantaram Yawalkar and his colleagues formulated a combined therapy using rifampicin and dapsone, intended to mitigate bacterial...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-any-anti-leprosy-drug-/9989240/answers/6569528

Q. let me tell about boneTB, what cause may be the bones TB also what effect will become after persone is suffering by the bones tb.
Vikaash Dhuliya: A. Tuberculosis is a curable disease. Antituberculosis medicines are available in the market and are not expensive at all particularly the primary...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/let-me-tell-about-bonetb-what-cause-may-be-the-bones-tb-also/6558472/answers/2967965

Q. which is the best medicine for T.B ?
Chandra Mani: A. My dear, in many instances TB could be only tip of the iceberg as itais the first oppertunistic infection when you loose your immunity, hence it is...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-best-medicine-for-t.b-/2967445/answers/1946917

Web results for Rifampicin

Where do we go from here?

Tuberculosis or TB remains a significant health problem in Asia and Africa causing extensive human suffering and loss of life. In recent years the... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/drug-resistant-tuberculosis-tb-where-do-we-go-from-here/article4673088.ece

Lethal combination of HIV virus and TB

It is sad but true. Tuberculosis (TB) and TL (True Love) have always had some deep, undefined, unfathomable and divine relationship since time... ...

http://www.merinews.com/article/lethal-combination-of-hiv-virus-and-tb/15884384.shtml

Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital announces sentinel event

The spokesperson for the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital today (April 17) made the following announcement regarding a sentinel event: A... ...

http://webnewswire.com/node/1501095

WHO-approved TB test, now at a subsidised price

GeneXpert can provide results in just two hours and identify resistance to rifampicin drug ...

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/whoapproved-tb-test-now-at-a-subsidised-price/article4554843.ece

TB needs better treatment and drugs

Despite an enabling environment and political will, India has the highest burden of TB. As yet another World TBDay has just passed, let us pause... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/321562/tb-needs-better-treatment-drugs.html

See All

Rediff News

Rifampicin

News for Rifampicin

How an Indian doctor beat the scourge of leprosy

New drug-resistant TB strain poses threat to India

Novartis to sell Rifampicin biz to Sandoz

A CEO who uses free time to teach IIT students

TB drug: Lupin inks pact with Brazil for 5 years

Pharma: Remove duties on life saving drugs

Pharma: Remove duties on life saving drugs

People speak for rifampicin

Related Pages

Top Coverage News

Indian Premier League - IPL 2013

Coverage: The Match-Fixing Episode II - spot-fixing trial

Sachin Tendulkar : Cup of praise overfloweth - Reactions

Complete coverage of Mumbai blasts

Decoding India’s Corruption Wars - Ajit Balakrishnan's Blog