Health activists oppose India-EU free trade pact

Hundreds of people marched in New Delhi to protest an ambitious free-trade agreement being negotiated between India and the European […]

Physicians, pharmacists describe barriers to use of e-prescribing

Certain barriers are preventing physicians and pharmacies from realizing the full benefit of electronic prescribing systems, according to a study […]

ePrescribing increased 72 percent in US

At the end of 2010, approximately one in four prescriptions was delivered electronically in US, up from one in 18 prescriptions at the end of 2008, a report from Surescripts reveals.

European IT project to detect adverse drug reactions underway

A project, recently approved by the EU, aims to exploit data from electronic healthcare records (EHRs) and biomedical databases to foster the early detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).

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[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Idhasoft is all set to improve University of Pennsylvania’s tracking software.

India leads the way for personalising medicine in developing countries

India is playing a major role in raising the standard of personalised medicine across the world, especially developing countries.

Smoking cessation campaigns via SMS in London

Pharmacies in London will launch a text messaging service to validate smoking status and invite

The Elusive Culture of Compliance : Ajit Nigam, Business Development Manager, Relsys India Private Ltd.

[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The demand for a medicinal product brings with it the issues of Safety and Efficacy. Regulators can play a pivotal role in monitoring the medicinal

Medical groups launch e-prescribing web site

GetRxConnected.com aims to persuade physicians to switch from paper-based medical prescriptions to e-prescribing, claiming it can reduce errors and save lives.

Google unveils personal medical record service

Google Inc has unveiled a plan to help U.S. patients gain control of their medical records and is working with doctors’ groups, pharmacies and labs to help them securely share sensitive health data.

NHS urged to work alongwith pharma industry

New guidelines, issued by the Department of Health, call for more partnerships between the NHS and drug companies, stressing they should be “of mutual benefit with the principal beneficiary being the patient”.

Two pharmacy PHR projects launched in Germany

Two new pilots are underway to offer pharmacy personal health records (PHRs) in Germany. Both are based on a PHR including details of current medication and offer patients the potential to offer prescription ordering online.

PCI urges health ministry to amend Pharmacy Act

To enhance the standards of millions of pharmacists in the country, the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has urged the Health Ministry to amend the Pharmacy Act to make CEP (continuing education programme) mandatory for registration and subsequent renewal under the Pharmacy Act.