The Union Health Ministry has placed Pregabalin, a drug prescribed for chronic pain, neuropathies, fibromyalgia, and certain neurological conditions, under Schedule H1 to prevent its misuse.
The nationwide campaign seeks to accelerate efforts to interrupt disease transmission, reduce morbidity, and ensure equitable access to preventive healthcare interventions for vulnerable populations across the country.
As many as 131 drugs samples were identified as not of standard quality (NSQ) during the month of March.
As many as 145 drugs samples were identified as not of standard quality (NSQ) during the month of February.
The Union Health Ministry on Monday informed that two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) were reported from Karnataka.
The Union Health Ministry has requested the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to look into this issue and submit a report. In addition, an internal exercise has been initiated to review the existing security measures of CoWIN.
Fresh 11,692 covid-19 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours in the country, marking a dip from Thursday's tally of 12,591 cases.
India saw a slight dip in the new Covid cases in the last 24 hours as 9,111 were reported against the previous day's count of 10,093, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
The daily positivity rate stood at 5.01 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was at 4.29 per cent.
A total of 5,880 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in India in the last 24 hours according to Union Health Ministry data released on Monday.
