Pharmacists eligible to work in government hospitals
Updated Jul 12, 2021, 7:15 am IST
The ministry has carried out amendments and regulations called Pharmacy Practice Amendment Regulations 2021
Clinical pharmacists are appointed in the private sector in the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers certified hospitals. Representational Image (AFP)
Hyderabad: Pharmacists are now eligible to work in state and central government hospitals, following the amendments in the Pharmacy Act by the Union ministry of health and family welfare.
The ministry has carried out amendments and regulations called Pharmacy Practice Amendment Regulations 2021. The demand had been raised by pharmacists from 2015.
They had pleaded that central and state government hospitals must have a clinical pharmacists department so that the medication dosage, antibiotic use, adverse effects of medicines and dispensation could be monitored.
The drug is add-on therapy for asymptomatic and symptomatic Covid patients. Khoday Group of Industries, a Bengaluru based company, has rolled out ViraNorm - ayurvedic immuno-modulator, which helps treat Covid-19 patients. Through the launch of ‘ViraNorm’, Khoday Group is entering the alternative medicine sector.
The drug ‘ViraNorm’ has been developed by Khoday Group in collaboration with Athera Dabur Research Foundation (DRF) LifeSciences.
According to the company, ‘ViraNorm’ has undergone Phase 3 clinical trials in the country for an ayurvedic formulation and conducted according to international standards of good clinical trials and is found to be effective in clinical trials and has been launched after subjecting it, thorough efficacy and safety studies. It helps to halt the progression of viruses in the body. So, this can be referred as an add-on therapy/medication for asymptomatic and symptomatic Covid patients. This helps in stopping the migration of the patie
Ghaziabad: At a time when ICU and oxygen beds are hard to find, private hospitals in the district have reported several vacant ones over the past three days. The reason, officials say, is a crackdown by the administration on private Covid facilities, most of which have been claiming full occupancy.
According to official data, there are 51 Covid hospitals in the district, including five government ones. Together, these facilities have 3,141 Covid beds, including 747 ICU beds. Till May 8, almost all ICU beds were full and only a few oxygen beds were available in some hospitals. But following a recent audit and subsequent meetings with hospital representatives, several vacant critical care beds were found.
Kanji at Rs 1,300 shocks Kerala HC, tells govt to enforce order capping Covid treatment at private hospitals immediately
The HC made it clear that no private hospitals shall be entitled to charge on consumables and PPE kits, essential instruments like Oximeter more than the cost price at which it was procured by them.
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Kerala High Court on Monday held that the order fixing treatment charges in private hospitals should be strictly implemented. (Photo | EPS)
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KOCHI: Lauding the government for capping the treatment charges in private hospitals in the state, the Kerala High Court on Monday held that the order fixing treatment charges in private hospitals should be strictly implemented forthwith and the new rates will be applicable for all hospital admissions since the official notification of the order.
Thiruvananthapuram:: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the government has issued orders to cap the charges for the treatment of the COVID patients who directly get admitted there. The COVID treatment is already free for the beneficiaries of Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati (KASP) and those referred from government hospitals to private hospitals empanelled by the State Health Agency. The tariff announced today will be applicable for the COVID patients who reach the private hospitals directly. This was necessitated because of the large number of complaints of overcharging and exorbitant billing by such hospitals and the subsequent intervention by the High Court. The rates were finalised after discussions with private hospitals, Kerala CM said.