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20 Aug 2022

'IMPOSSIBLE': Dolo-650 makers on its alleged Rs 1000 crore marketing budget

Pharmaceutical company Micro Labs Limited denied gifting 'freebies' to doctors to promote Dolo-650 tablets It claims to have done a business of just Rs 350 crore when Covid was at its peak An NGO based on findings by CBDT had raised this issue

COVID-19 vaccine

06 Jan 2022

Paracetamol not recommended for teenagers post Covaxin jab: Bharat Biotech

Covid-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 15-18 years began across the country on January 3 Children are being administered the first dose of Covaxin During the first three days, over 1.06 crore children received the jab

28 May 2020

Govt lifts restriction on export of Paracetamol, moves it to free category

The government on Thursday lifted the restrictions imposed on the export of Paracetamol – a medicine which is used in treatment of COVID-19 infection and treating fever.

13 Sep 2018

Centre bans 328 drugs including popular painkiller pills

The drugs includes 6,000 brands that produce painkillers, anti-diabetic, respiratory and gastro-intestinal medicines.

10 Jan 2018

Paracetamol in pregnancy may delay daughters' language skills

The maternal intake of acetaminophen saw a reduction in the intelligence quotient level along with increasing language delay, defined as the use of lesser than 50 words, by the kids.

08 Jan 2018

Paracetamol in pregnancy may damage your daughter's fertility

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland found that human ovaries exposed to paracetamol for a week in laboratories lost up to 40 percent of their egg cells.

26 Nov 2017

Aspirin during pregnancy could double the risk of cerebral palsy in babies

For the study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the researchers examined 1,85,617 mothers and their babies.

25 Nov 2017

Blood test may cut liver damage risk of paracetamol overdose

The test detects three different molecules in the blood that are associated with liver damage - called miR-122, HMGB1 and FL-K18.

20 Nov 2017

Blood test may prevent liver damage due to paracetamol overdose

Paracetamol is a relatively safe painkiller when taken in the right dose.

23 Jun 2017

Pregnant? Think twice before popping paracetamol

In an animal model, the use of the popular pain reliever paracetamol was found to damage the development of male behaviour.

01 May 2017

Forget paracetamol, beer may be a better painkiller!

The findings suggest that alcohol is an effective analgesic that delivers clinically-relevant reductions in ratings of pain intensity, researchers said.

16 Sep 2016

Govt cuts prices of 10 drugs, brings 8 more under control

Government has slashed prices of 10 more drugs while bringing eight new medicines, including paracetamol, under price control for the first time in its bid to cap cost of over 800 plus formulations to make them affordable.

02 Jul 2016

Paracetamol in pregnancy may up autism, ADHD risk in kids

Taking common painkillers during pregnancy more often is likely to raise the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, especially boys, new research warns.

12 May 2016

Sanofi recalls some batches of painkiller Combiflam in India

Sanofi is recalling some batches of its painkiller Combiflam in India after the country`s drugs regulator found the lots were substandard, the French drugmaker`s local unit said on Thursday.

18 Mar 2016

Paracetamol `ineffective` in relieving arthritis pain

If you have arthritis, a new study suggests there's no point in taking paracetamol, the active ingredient in a large number of over-the-counter painkillers.

10 Feb 2016

Baby's asthma risk rises if mom-to-be uses paracetamol

The findings, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, showed that 5.7 percent of the children had current asthma at age three, and 5.1 percent had asthma at age seven.

29 Jan 2016

Paracetamol use in pregnancy may harm fertility

Using painkillers in pregnancy may reduce fertility in subsequent generations, warns a research.

30 Nov 2015

Calpol overuse is putting your kids at risk

Parents are advised to rely less on thermometers, which may be inaccurate, when detecting fever in children and to pay more attention to their behaviour.

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