USFDA successfully concludes audit at FDC Baddi facility

Mumbai: Through a recent BSE filing, FDC Limited has informed that U.S. Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has successfully completed an audit with “No observations” (Zero 483’s) at the Company’s manufacturing facility located at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.

This facility is dedicated to manufacturing Cephalosporins and its combination products. It has the capacity to manufacture Solid and Liquid dosage forms of Cephalosporins.

This facility houses a State-of-the-Art Pilot Plant for the manufacture of exhibit batches for Regulated Markets. This facility is approved by US-FDA and WHO-GMP. Currently caters to the needs of the Indian market.

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Founded in 1936, FDC Limited is the pharmaceutical company headquartered in India. FDC has manufacturing units in Baddi, Goa, Roha, Waluj and Sinnar that have the capability of creating APIs and finished dosage forms. These manufacturing units have been certified by top international institutions such as US-FDA, UK-MHRA, WHO-GMP, BIS; ISO 22000: 2018 Food Safety Management System, HACCP and other regulatory bodies.

Read also: FDC Roha facility successfully concludes USFDA audit

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NZ has opted out of an infant formula standard—the evidence says that’s a backward step

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Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way

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Mpox: WHO experts respond to questions on current outbreak

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From thoughts to words: How AI deciphers neural signals to help a man with ALS speak

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RG Kar College VP Saptarishi Chatterjee assures fulfilment of Doctors’ Security Demands

Kolkata: Saptarishi Chatterjee, Medical Superintendent and Vice President of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, recently convened a meeting with students and faculty to discuss improvements to the hospital and enhance its services. Chatterjee emphasized his role as a guardian of the institution and pledged to address all security concerns.

Medical Superintendent and Vice President of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Saptarishi Chatterjee on Friday said that a meeting was held with the students and teachers to discuss how RG KAR could be made a better place.

Speaking to ANI, Chatterjee said, “There is nothing like protesting doctors. We had a meeting today with the students and the teachers. We are discussing on the course on how soon we can make RG KAR a better place because we have to give service to several patients and their relatives.”

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“I have come here as a guardian and because I wanted to take care of their well-being. We will fulfill all their security demands. I am the person they can approach and I promise that RG KAR will come back very soon. More than 1106 patients got OPD services, and in some time, I promise we will bring back all our patients and rise again,” Chatterjee added.

He further added that the doctors are a part of his family and a lively campus.

According to an ANI report, Chatterjee said, “The doctors are like a part of my family. If the doctors lose their smile, then how will we stay happy? All their demands will be met.”

Earlier today, the doctors of RG Kar arrived at the CBI Special Crime Branch Office.

One of the doctors said that the demands of the doctors was to punish the culprit.

“We doctors want that the culprit should be punished. The Supreme Court is dealing with the case.”

Earlier, the Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar said that he welcomes the Calcutta High Court’s order to transfer the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe on the financial irregularities and unethical practices against former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday.

“I welcome this judgement… CBI will start conducting an inquiry into this from tomorrow,” he said, adds ANI.

Earlier, a delegation of junior doctors from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital reached CBI Special Crime Branch at CGO complex, Salt Lake to meet CBI officers.

Dr Soumyadip Roy of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital said, “We still far from justice. Till now, all the culprits have not been arrested. Today, our delegation will go to the CGO complex to talk to CBI.”

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Seeking MBBS, BDS, MD, MS, MDS, Nursing Admissions 2024 in Puducherry! Here is complete fee structure

Puducherry- The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) has released the revised fee structure for candidates seeking MBBS, MD, MS, MDS, BDS and Nursing admissions in the UT this year.

On 18th July 2024, an order was passed by Hon’ble Justice S. Kannammal, Judge (Retd.) Madras High Court, Chairman, Fee Committee, Puducherry on fee revision for PG Medical (Clinical & Non-Clinical) / PG Dental – (Clinical & Para Clinical) / UG MBBS / UG Dental / B.Sc. (Nursing) in unaided private self-financed medical/dental/paramedical colleges in the Union Territory of Puducherry. As per the order passed on fee revision, the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) has released the permissible fee fixed for the years 2024-25 and 2025-26.

The revised fees are as follows-

APPROVED FEE STRUCTURE FOR UNDERGRADUATE (UG) MBBS COURSES

S.NO

COLLEGE NAME

TYPE OF SEATS

FOR 2024-25 & 2025-26

1

PIMS

GOVERNMENT

Rs. 04.00 Lakhs

2

SMVMCH

Rs. 04.00 Lakhs

3

SVMCH

Rs. 04.00 Lakhs

4

PIMS

MANAGEMENT

Rs. 16.80 Lakhs

5

SMVMCH

Rs. 16.80 Lakhs

6

SVMCH

Rs. 16.80 Lakhs

7

PIMS

NRI

Rs. 21.00 Lakhs

8

SMVMCH

Rs. 21.00 Lakhs

9

SVMCH

Rs. 21.00 Lakhs

APPROVED FEE STRUCTURE FOR POSTGRADUATE (PG) MEDICAL COURSES

S.NO

COLLEGE NAME

TYPE OF SEATS

MD/MS

FOR 2024-25 & 2025-26

1

PIMS

GOVERNMENT

Clinical

Rs. 7,95,000

Non-Clinical

Rs. 6,55,000

2

SMVMCH

Clinical

Rs. 7,95,000

Non-Clinical

Rs. 6,55,000

3

SVMCH

Clinical

Rs. 7,95,000

Non-Clinical

Rs. 6,55,000

4

PIMS

MANAGEMENT

Clinical

Rs. 23,90,000

Non-Clinical

Rs. 13.05,000

5

SMVMCH

Clinical

Rs. 23,90,000

Non-Clinical

Rs. 13.05,000

6

SVMCH

Clinical

Rs. 23,90,000

Non-Clinical

Rs. 13.05,000

APPROVED FEE STRUCTURE FOR PG DENTAL COURSES

S.NO

COLLEGE NAME

TYPE OF SEATS

PG DENTAL

FOR 2024-25 & 2025-26

1

Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahe.

GOVERNMENT

Clinical

Rs. 6,22,000

Para-Clinical

Rs. 5,53,000

MANAGEMENT

Clinical

Rs. I4,00,000

Para-Clinical

Rs. 7,19,000

2

Sri Venkateswara Dental College.

GOVERNMENT

Clinical

Rs. 6,22,000

MANAGEMENT

Clinical

Rs. I 4,00,000

APPROVED FEE STRUCTURE FOR UG DENTAL COURSES

S.NO

COLLEGE NAME

TYPE OF SEATS

FOR 2024-25 & 2025-26

1

Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahe.

GOVERNMENT

Rs. 3,00,000

MANAGEMENT

Rs. 6,50,000

2

Sri Venkateswara Dental College.

GOVERNMENT

Rs. 3,00,000

MANAGEMENT

Rs.6,50,000

APPROVED FEE STRUCTURE FOR BSc NURSING COURSES

S.NO

COLLEGE NAME

FOR 2024-25 & 2025-26

1

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Nursing College.

Rs. 52,000

2

PIMS- College of Nursing.

Rs. 52,000

3

Indrani College of Nursing.

Rs. 52,000

4

Sabari College of Nursing.

Rs. 52,000

5

East Coast Institute of Medical Sciences.

Rs. 42,000

6

A G Padmavathy College of Nursing.

Rs. 42,000

7

RAAK Nursing and Para Medical College.

Rs. 42,000

8

Immaculate Institute of Health Sciences.

Rs. 42,000

9

Christ College of Nursing

Rs. 42,000

10

Vivekananda Nursing College.

Rs. 42,000

IMPORTANT POINTS

1 This fee covers the annual tuition fee (excluding books and necessary equipment, hostel fees, transportation fees food expenses etc.).

2 The institutes will not be entitled to charge any fees except those fixed by the Fees Committee. Any deviation will be treated as a violation of the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and strict action should be taken against the management of such institute by the appropriate authorities such as the Government of Puducherry, National Medical Council (NMC) and Pondicherry University. The punitive action for violation will include withdrawal of approval by NMC and heavy penalty by the concerned university as well as cancellation of affiliation.

3 The reasonable fee structure prescribed above for the respective institutions will be the maximum fee for the respective course and the institutions will be free to fix a lower fee structure than that prescribed by the Fee Committee, if they so desire.

To view the fee structure, click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/centac-releases-revised-fee-structure-for-medical-dental-courses-for-2024-25-and-2025-26-249365.pdf

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NMC specifies Recognised PG faculty-to-student ratio in Medical Colleges

New Delhi: Releasing the Minimum Standard Requirements for Postgraduate Courses (PGMSR) 2024, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has specified the ratio of recognized Post-graduate faculty to the number of students to be admitted for the PG broad speciality and super-speciality courses.

According to the guidelines issued by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the NMC, for Government Colleges and Non-Government Colleges/ Medical Institutions with 15 years of standing (where PG medical courses have been running since10 years), the Professor/ Associate Prof as Unit Head/ Associate Professor to student ratio is 1:3 and in case of other non-government colleges, this ratio is 1:2.

Similarly, the Associate Professor to Student ratio in Government Colleges and Non-Government Colleges/ Medical Institutions with 15 years of standing (where PG medical courses are running since 10 years) is 1:2 and in case of other non-Government Colleges, this ratio is 1:1.

For the PG degree Super-Speciality courses, in the case of government medical colleges, the professor-to-student, Associate Prof. to students and Assistant Prof. to students ratios are 1:2, 1:2, and 1:1 respectively.

In the case of non-government colleges, the professor-to-student ratio is 1:2, the Associate Prof. to student ratio is 1:2 and the Assistant Prof. to student ratio is 1:1.

♦ Ratio of recognized Post-graduate faculty to the number of students to be admitted for the post-graduate broad speciality courses:

Government College + Non- Govt. Colleges – (Non-governmental medical college/Medical Institution with 15 years of standing, should have been running the post-graduate course since 10 years.)

Other Non- Government Colleges

Professor/ Associate Prof as Unit Head/ Associate Professor

1:3

1:2

Associate Professor

1:2

1:1

Assistant Professor

–

–

For Associate Professor- If an Associate Professor fulfils all the eligibility criteria for the post of Professor as laid down in the “Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions, Regulations” in vogue but has not been promoted.

Assistant Professor – If an Assistant Professor fulfils all the requirements of post-graduate Guide as per Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions, Regulations” in vogue, he may be allotted 1(one) post-graduate student.

♦The number of students to be admitted in case of Post-Graduate degree Super-Speciality courses: 

Post-graduate Faculty: Students- Ratio for Super Speciality Subjects

Govt. Colleges

Non-Govt. Colleges

Professor

1:2

1:2

Associate Prof.

1:2

1:2

Assistant Prof.

1:1

1:1

Counting of Beds:

ICU beds exclusively of the respective Department under its administrative control shall be included in bed strength of the Department.

The new MSR document i.e. PGMSR 2024 specifies the minimum requirements for the medical institutes imparting both undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses, requirements regarding faculty strength, bed occupancy, clinical material workload, ratio of eligible post-graduate faculty to students, number of minimum and maximum beds in a Unit, faculty, and senior resident requirements for the number of PG seats in different specialities, the list of functional departments mandatory in a specific medical college etc.

Also Read: NMC releases Minimum Standard Requirements for running PG medical courses, Here are Key Takeaways

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DME Manipur issues notice on Round 1 counselling for 307 MBBS, 59 BDS seats

Manipur- Through a recent notice, the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Manipur informed regarding the 1st Round Counselling of candidates seeking MBBS, and BDS courses in 2024.

As per the notice, the commencing date is August 27, 2024, to August 28, 2024. Registration starts at 8:15 AM.

All the concerned candidates seeking MBBS, and BDS Admissions in the Manipur-based colleges are advised to take note of the following schedule: –

Schedule:

Date of commencing

27th and 28th
August (Tuesday and Wednesday), 2024

Time of Registration

8:15 AM to
9:30 AM

Venue

Main
Auditorium, JNIMS, Porompat

2. Candidates will also be allowed to attend the Counselling
through Video Conference from any of the following four NIC District Units
located in the DC Offices of (i) Churachandpur (for Churachandpur and
Pherzawl), (ii) Jiribam, (iii) Kangpokpi & (iv) Tengnoupal.

3. The following candidates are informed to attend the said
counselling:

Sr. No

Category/Sub category
of candidate

State Rank

1

General, OBC-M, OBC-MP and SC

From 01 to 400

2

ST

From 01 to 800

3

OBC-T/N

All candidates

4

Children of Armed Forces Personnel/Ex-servicemen

All candidates

5

Meritorious Sportsperson

All candidates

6

Person with Disability

All candidates

4. Candidates/authorised representative shall bring the
following documents in original on the day of counselling, failing which, they
will not be allowed to attend:

a) NEET UG 2024 Re-revised score card (Date of declaration
of result as on 26.07.2024)

b) Class X Certificate as age proof

c) Class XII mark sheet

d) Domicile Certificate of candidate/Permanent Residential
Certificate of parents /Government Employment Certificate of parents (whichever
is applicable).

e) Caste/Category Certificate (if applicable; and issued NOT
before one year in case of OBC) ·

f) Certificate of Children of Ex-Serviceman I Armed Force
Personnel/Meritorious Sportsperson Certificate/Disability Certificate (if
applicable).

g) Enrolment Certificate h) 3 (three) passport photos

5. Candidates failing to attend in Round-1 Counselling shall
NOT be allowed to attend in further rounds of counselling.

6. Details of the available seats for Counselling are as
follows:

A. MBBS course:

Institutions

UR

ST

SC

OBC (M)
OBC

(MP)
OBC

(TN)

Total

RIMS

16

9

0

4

1

0

30

JNIMS

63

40

3

16

5

1

128

SAHS

33

20

1

7

3

0

64

CMC

42

26

2

11

3

1

85

Total

154

95

6

38

12

2

307

B. BDS course:

Institutions

UR

ST

SC

OBC (M)
OBC

(MP)
OBC

(TN)

Total

RIMS

7

4

0

2

0

0

13

JNIMS

21

13

1

5

2

1

43

RDC

2

1

0

0

0

0

3

Total

30

18

1

7

2

1

59

Also Read:DME Tripura Notifies on State Run Scholarship, Stipend To Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, Paramedical Students

To view the notice click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/manipur-24-08-249393.pdf

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