Medicines regulatory system: Why it needs strengthening While an effective regulatory authority is a necessity to ensure people’s access to safe, effective and quality assured pharmaceutical products, an ineffective regulatory authority hinders people’s access to such medicines. Opinion 29 Mar, 2023
Anti-cancer drugs more accessible With the introduction of essential anti-cancer drugs in the country, they have become more accessible to patients battling the deadly non-communicable disease. Nepal 13 Nov, 2022
Efforts on to make anti-cancer drugs more accessible Essential anti-cancer drugs have been introduced in the country to make them easily available to patients battling the deadly non-communicable disease. Nepal 17 Feb, 2022
EDITORIAL: Door opens for trial While the ordinance has paved the way for importing vaccines for trial, the govt must ensure that they are affordable With the issuance of an ordinance by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday to make the third amendment to the Drugs Act-1978,... 20 Nov, 2020
Drug deptt warns it will scrap licence Kathmandu, August 19 Department of Drug Administration, issuing a notice today, warned retailers and wholesale pharmacies that their licence would be scrapped if they were found selling drugs that were not registered with the... Environment 20 Aug, 2019
Mahottari declared 58th diclofenac-free district MAHOTTARI: Mahottari, a district in the eastern Tarai, on Monday was declared free from diclofenac, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug used on livestock. It is the 58th district to be free from the anti-inflammatory drug. The Jaleshwar-based... Travel 08 Aug, 2017
Kathmandu pharmacists held for selling controlled drugs KATHMANDU: As many as four wholesalers and retailers of medicines operating their business in various part of the Kathmandu Valley have been found selling controlled pharmaceuticals to alleged drug addicts. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of... Horoscopes 21 Jul, 2016
MoHP act on non-compliant pharmas KATHMANDU, August 12 The Ministry of Health and Population has issued directives to the Department of Drug Administration (DDA) to ensure that all pharmacies comply with the July 7 Cabinet decision that requires them to display the price list of 96... Horoscopes 13 Aug, 2015
Man held for selling expired drugs KATHMANDU: Police on Friday arrested a man on charge of selling expired drugs to patients. A team the Metropolitan Police Circle, Kalimati, caught Haribansh Thakur, 48, of Jatahara-8, Rautahat, owner of Bhotebahal-based Navadurga Pharmacy, in the act... Horoscopes 21 Jun, 2015
Consumer rights Public awareness and law implementation Ram Chandra SubediVested interest groups are exploiting consumers because of poor law implementation.With the advent of the 20th century, consumer rights gained importance in the world. The Western countries played the pioneer role in creating... 11 Apr, 2005
