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Laxmi Yadav, Mumbai Wednesday, January 5, 2022, 08:00 Hrs Food Safety Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) draft guidelines on health supplements, nutraceuticals, foods for special dietary uses and special medical...

Laxmi Yadav, Mumbai Friday, December 17, 2021, 08:00 Hrs Healthcare experts have lambasted the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for granting approval to methylcobalamin 1500 mcg tablet...

Laxmi Yadav, Mumbai Friday, December 10, 2021, 08:00 Hrs Rising rate of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and changing dietary habits have led to growth of Omega-3 fatty acids market in India...

Laxmi Yadav, MumbaiTuesday, November 16, 2021, 08:00 Hrs   Drug makers are in a bind due to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s dubious stand on approval of...

Bharat Biotech developed Covaxin in partnership with the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). By: Shardul NautiyalUpdated: Nov 13, 2021 11:58 AM Covaxin...

Laxmi Yadav, Mumbai Monday, November 8, 2021, 08:00 Hrs The pharmaceutical industry has sought intervention of Union minister of health and family welfare Mansukh Mandaviya in notifying removal of ban...

Methylcobalamin is an essential nutrient and ingredient required to treat vitamin B12 deficiency, in people with anemia, diabetes and neurological disorders. By: Shardul Nautiyal November 2, 2021 12:57 PM Methylcobalamin as...

Dr Sanjay AgrawalWednesday, May 19, 2021, 08:00 Hrs Second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has made the world under tremendous pressure once again. The world has geared up a step further with...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 08:00 Hrs Poor regulatory oversight and lack of clarity on upper tolerable limit (UTL) and recommended dietary allowance (RDA) standards have prompted manufacturers...

Shardul Nautiyal, MumbaiMonday, March 22, 2021, 08:00 Hrs Perplexed at the scenario of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) approving brands having methylcobalamin for therapeutic use despite a...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 12:45 Hrs Industry has hailed Union finance minister’s proposal to increase the budget outlay for healthcare from last year’s revised estimates of Rs....

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, February 1, 2021, 08:00 Hrs Amidst growing confusion about effectively regulating dietary supplements, multi-vitamins and drugs, industry has once again sought Centre’s intervention and clarity on...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Thursday, November 26, 2020, 08:00 Hrs The Government of India’s Rs 25000 crore consolidated production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for promoting bulk drugs including the newly approved...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Eminent consultant, Dr Sanjay Agrawal has stated that ‘the blanket ban on methylcobalamin would soon be revoked,as it has been...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Researchers in Brazil have found that places with lower coronavirus infection rates and slower case growth were locations that had suffered...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Saturday, October 10, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Even as notification regarding approving right recommended dietary allowance (RDA) value for methylcobalamin remains pending for almost a year despite Food...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, September 28, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Industry has raised alarm on the blatant violation of administrative protocols in the regulatory regime in the country citing Food Safety...

Dr. Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and editor-in-Chief of IJMToday Co-Author: Shanaz Khan Address: Sec 77, Emaar Palm Hills, 55-801, Gurgaon, Haryana. They belong topoly-unsaturated fatty acids. The important among them...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Thursday, September 24, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Plasmapheresis for convalescent plasma (CP) therapy is the need of the hour for treating mild to moderate COVID-19 cases supplemented with...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Friday, September 18, 2020, 08:00 Hrs The pharmaceutical industry has recently led a delegation to Union minister of chemicals and fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda to urgently...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Though the people above 60 years old are vulnerable to COVID-19 particularly those with co-morbidities like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, experts...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 08:00 Hrs With hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) being preferred as the first line of treatment for COVID-19 patients and state drug controllers ensuring its adequate...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Introduction Oxidative stress (OS) is the condition that occurs when the steady-state balance of prooxidants to antioxidants is shifted in...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, August 17, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Experts have cautioned the government about the need to assess risk profile of vaccines for COVID-19 amidst reports of World Health...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, August 10, 2020, 08:00 Hrs The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defined Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) value of methylcobalamin and vitamin C to...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Dr Agrawal founded PHARMA CONSULTANTS and INVENTOR to fulfill his passion, capabilities and desire to assist pharmaceutical companies around the globe. He has actively worked in pharmaceutical...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday In the world today everyone is looking for the next hot “superfood” which is a nutrition “magic bullet” approach to...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Further to experts trying to explain that the recommended daily intake and dosage values are two different things, peer reviewed studies...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Saturday, June 20, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Considering the fact that alcohol-based sanitizer is most effective in sanitizing hands for infection control, health activists have cautioned that ayurvedic...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday        Introduction Nutraceuticals may be considered as food, food supplement or drug like agent which may apply for health promotion, disease...

अहमदाबाद, डॉ. संजय अग्रवाल। आज पूरी दुनिया कोरोना वायरस के इलाज के लिए वैक्सीन बनाने के पीछे भाग रही है। हाल ही में यह अनुमान लगाया जा रहा है कि रेमडेसिवीर दवा...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToady  Indians love spicy food. Normally, spices are added to the food items to get a very tasty food. Any...

On 12 March 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, as a global pandemic. The WHO suggested the official name for the disease as corona-virus...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Thursday, May 14, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Methylcobalamin manufacturers have once again raked up the contentious issue of arbitrarily fixing of Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) value for methylcobalamin...

Dr. Sanjay Agarwal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor- in Chief of IJMToday  INTRODUCTION API – Active ingredient is the part of any drug that is biologically active and produces intended...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Introduction: In 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) defined...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 08:00 Hrs   Experts in the healthcare field have cautioned that reuse of Ambu bags in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) cases during COVID-19 treatment...

अहमदाबाद, डा. संजय अग्रवाल। कोलोस्ट्रम प्रकृति का पहला आहार होता है। यह प्री-मिल्कफ्लूइड होता है जो सभी महिला स्तनधारियां शिशु को जन्म देने के बाद पहले कुछ दिनों तक आहार के रूप...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, April 20, 2020, 08:00 Hrs   Experts have recommended that more randomized trials are needed to come out with a full-proof and efficacious therapy for COVID-19 patients. According...

अहमदाबाद, डॉ. संजय अग्रवाल। डिपार्टमेंट ऑफ फार्मास्युटिकल्स ने बाजार में सस्ती दवाओं की उपलब्धता सुनिश्चित करने के लिए जनवरी 2020 में एक विशेषज्ञ समिति का गठन किया है। नीति आयोग सदस्य (स्वास्थ्य)...

Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala, 1500 answers – Hosts Public Speaking Courses in Mumbai Answered April 4, 2020 Ahmedabad-based pharma consultant & inventor Dr. Sanjay Agrawal gets patent for formulation to treat liver disorders Ahmedabad-based...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Saturday, April 4, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical consultant and inventor Dr Sanjay Agrawal has patented a formulation to treat liver disorders. He has got patent approval...

Ahmedabad based pharmaceutical consultant and inventor Dr Sanjay Agrawal has patented a formulation to treat liver disorders. He has got patent approval for the formulation under patent number 332746. The patent...

अहमदाबाद। लीवर डिसऑर्डर के ट्रीटमेंट के लिए लीडिंग फार्मास्युटिकल कंसल्टेंट और इन्वेन्टर (आविष्कारक) डॉ. संजय अग्रवाल ने एक अनोखे फार्मूले का आविष्कार किया है। फार्मूलेशन का पेटेंट नंबर 332746 के तहत...

अहमदाबाद, डा. संजय अग्रवाल । स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय ने बीते माह जनवरी में एक नोटिस प्रकाशित किया था, जिसमें ड्रग इंस्पेक्टर (मेडिकल डिवाइसेस), असिस्टेंट ड्रग्स कंट्रोलर (मेडिकल डिवाइस), डिप्टी...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, March 9, 2020, 08:00 Hrs   Industry experts have raised concern about recommended daily allowance (RDA) for methylcobalamin currently set at 1microgram (mcg) for neurological disease management by...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Dr Agrawal founded PHARMA CONSULT-ANTS and INVENTOR to fulfill his passion, capabilities and desire to assist pharmaceutical companies around the globe. He has actively worked in pharmaceutical...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Introduction There are various fiber products available in the market today, containing either a natural fiber, such as inulin,...

अहमदाबाद। आपने विटामिन बी12 का नाम तो सुना होगा लेकिन कम ही लोगों को पता है कि यह विटामिन शरीर के लिए क्यों जरूरी है। असल में विटामिन बी12 पानी में...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 08:00 Hrs The pharmaceutical industry has demanded to the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to specify the tolerable upper limit for...

अहमदाबाद, डॉ. संजय अग्रवाल। आज की दुनिया में सबसे महत्वपूर्ण पहलू है स्वास्थ्य और संतुलित भोजन, लेकिन दु:ख की बात यह है कि इसी पहलु को लोग सबसे ज्यादा नजरअंदाज करते...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday The allocation of Rs 69,000 crores for healthcare sector in Budget 2020, it includes Rs. 6,400 crores for Prime...

अहमदाबाद, डा. संजय अग्रवाल। हर साल कोई न कोई वायरस पूरी दुनिया को अपने दहशत के शिकंजे में ले लेता है। कभी वह इबोला, कभी जीका, निपाह, बर्ड फ्लू या फिर कोरोना...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday  Nutraceuticals can be broadly defined as nutrients that include substances which have established nutritional functions e. g. vitamins, minerals, amino...

अहमदाबाद. भारतीय चिकित्सा अनुसंधान परिषद (आईसीएमआर) के आंकड़ों के आधार पर न्यूरोलॉजिकल डिसऑर्डर में विटामिन- B12 के लिए खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राधिकरण (FSSAI) द्वारा अनुशंसित आहार भत्ता (RDA) मूल्यों में स्पष्टता...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 08:00 Hrs Experts have raised concern over lack of clarity in Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recommended dietary allowance (RDA)...

Scientific Panel and Scientific Committee has recommended RDA values for vitamins and minerals for various micronutrients using reference from ICMR and Codex in this context. Dr Sanjay AgrawalJanuary 16, 2020 Scientific...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday   INTRODUCTION API- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, the active ingredient present in the drugs. It is believed that the synthetic...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, December 23, 2019, 08:00 Hrs   The ban on manufacturing methylcobalamin in Gujarat would soon be revoked as it has been approved by the Food Safety and Standards...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday  INTRODUCTION API- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, the active ingredient present in the drugs. It is believed that the synthetic API...

अहमदाबाद (गुजरात)। फार्मा उद्योग के लिए राहत भरी खबर है। गुजरात में मिथाइलकोबालिन (विटामिन बी 12) के निर्माण पर लगा प्रतिबंध हटा दिया है। दरअसल, खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राधिकरण (एफएसएसएआई) के...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Thursday, December 12, 2019, 08:00 Hrs   The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has urged the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to take action against...

अहमदाबाद। देश के प्रसिद्ध फार्मा सलाहकार और आविष्कारक डा. संजय अग्रवाल को लिस्बन (पुर्तगाल) में त्वचा विज्ञान विषय पर होने जा रहे तीसरे अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शिखर सम्मेलन में शामिल होने के लिए आमंत्रित...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Ms. Anshu Yadav Pharmaceutical Consultant Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease, with inflammation and neurodegeneration contributing to neuronal...

INRODUCTION Vitamin B12 (named as cobalamin) is considered to be the largest and one of the most complex vitamins of all the vitamin family. It is known to be...

Concerns have been raised by the industry on the recent ban on methylcobalamin only in Gujarat. In other states, there is no such ban on methylcobalamin which is an important pharmacopoeial...

Methylcobalamin is a potent and active form of vitamin B12. Methylcobalamin is also known as mecobalamin or methyl B12. Methylcobalamin plays a key role in maintaining good health. It is a...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday What are the fundamental requirements of diet? The diet we take should be well balanced and be providing all nutrients...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday  Co-Author Ms Anshu Yadav Pharmaceutical Consultant  This article reviews knowledge concerning the dermatologic manifestations of biotin deficiency and its treatment....

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Allergy is an overreaction of the immune system. Generally , the immune system protects own body from pathogens like viruses...

INRODUCTION Vitamin B12 (named as cobalamin) is considered to be the largest and one of the most complex vitamin of all the vita-min family. It is known to be unique, as...

Risk Factors and Markers of Hearing Loss In order to develop an effective antioxidant strategy, it is essential to know about agents that can induce hearing disorders and the mechanisms...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, September 30, 2019, 08:00 Hrs Manufacturing of methylcobalamin has been badly impacted due to the ambiguous nature of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)...

अहमदाबाद, डा. संजय अग्रवाल। विटामिन बी 12 (कोबालिन के रूप में नामित) को सबसे बड़ा विटामिन माना जाता है। यह लाल रक्त कोशिकाओं, न्यूरोनल संरक्षण और डीएनए संश्लेषण के रूप में शामिल...

Vitamin B12 (named as cobalamin) is considered to be the largest vitamin, involved in the synthesis of red blood cells, neuronal protection and DNA synthesis which are the vital functions of...

Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Thursday, September 19, 2019, 08:00 Hrs   Pharmaceutical consultant Dr Sanjay Agrawal has contested Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) ban on methylcobalamin in Gujarat. Though the...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal | September 14, 2019 Vitamin B12 (named as cobalamin) is considered to be the largest vitamin, involved in the synthesis of red blood cells, neuronal protection and DNA synthesis...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Several pharmaceutical trading agencies such as wholesalers & retailers, and drug manufacturers describe branded generic drugs are superior to unbranded...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday  Definition According to the definition of the World Health Organization, a couple is considered infertile if no spontaneous pregnancy has...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday The use of computers and software in order to replace manual input/output and processing to make our jobs easier...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Diabetes has become the most common lifestyle disorder in today’s world. However, it doesn’t only limit itself to increasing your...

A branded medicine is the original product that has been developed by a pharmaceutical company. When a company develops a new medicine, their product must undergo and pass rigorous tests...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Introduction Nutraceuticals may be considered as food, food supplement or drug like agent which may apply for health promotion, disease...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday The history of Western medicine describes the use of a number of remedies using nutraceuticals, such as herbs, animal parts,...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday The human body generates free radicals continuously as the inevitable byproduct of turning food into energy. In the process of...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal                                                     Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday “The physical body is the product of diet and sensory input (lifestyle). Similarly, all diseases are the result...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Although a recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, has not been set for fiber because of insufficient evidence, the Food...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday Introduction: In 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) defined...

Probiotics are live microbial supplements which are health promoting by virtue of their functional re-establishment and stabilization of microbial niche dynamics of the human gastro-intestinal tract and they beneficially affect the...

Basically, probiotics are microorganisms that provide beneficial effects when human body takes them in the right amounts. Probiotics can be consumed in supplement form or in fermented foods such as sauerkraut,...

Introduction: Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body: the average rate of growth is about onehalf inch a month. Optimal hair growth occurs from age 15 to 30,...

Introduction There are various fiber products available in the market today, containing either a natural fiber, such as inulin, psyllium or β-glucan. Some are synthetically created products such as polydextrose (synthetic...

PCOS is one of the most common endocrine disorders, affecting up to 20% of women of reproductive age. The diagnostic criteria for PCOS include chronic oligomenorrhea or anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovarian...

Introduction:  Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting women of reproductive age. It is characterized by chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and insulin resistance. It is the...

Bacteria has a reputation for causing disease, hence the idea of tossing down a few billion a day for the health seems literally— hard to swallow. But today the advances in...

The relative concentrations of MI (Myo inositol) and DCI (D Chiro Inositol) are dynamic, and vary in health and disease. These concentrations are organ-specific. Diabetes is a state of inositol imbalance,...

Stress is in fact a vital part of our physiological make-up and an ancient response to any sort of threat to our existence. Our capacity to “stress” is one of the...

Dr Sanjay Agrawal, Leading Pharmaceutical Consultant and Editor-in Chief of IJMToday. Loss of scalp hair is not a serious life threatening disorder, but it can cause psychological distress and affect quality of...

Any intrinsic or extrinsic stimulus that evokes a biological response is known as stress. The compensatory responses to these stresses are known as stress responses. Based on the type, timing and...

Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial syndrome affecting 10% of women of reproductive age. Since 1980, PCOS is known to be associated with insulin resistance (IR).This l.; has led...

Nipah Virus – An Overview INTRODUCTION: Nipah Virus is a newly emerging zoon-osis that causes a severe disease in both animals and humans. This virus was first identified in Malaysia and...

– The Antiseptic Vol. 115. No. 8, June 2018 The term probiotic was derived from the Greek, meaning “for life.” The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and...

– QualPharma – July 2018 “Nutraceuticals are natural or bioactive chemical compounds claiming to be health promoting and disease preventing products with some medicinal properties.” Human beings have always looked at...

– QualPharma – July 2018A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, strength, route of administration, quality, performance, and intended use, but does...

Invitation letter for Application, Advancement and Scientific Research Approaches in Chromatography and Separation Science