Promosi Obat tidak Etis Segera Dilarang
Dalam waktu dekat Departemen Kesehatan akan menerbitkan Surat Keputusan Menteri Kesehatan (SK Menkes) tentang Larangan Promosi Tidak Etis di Bidang Farmasi, serta pembentukan Tim Penertiban Promosi Tidak Etis yang terdiri dari unsur Departemen Kesehatan, asosiasi penyedia pelayanan kesehatan serta asosiasi profesi kesehatan termasuk farmasi.
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PT. Paphros Dan Persi Turunkan Harga Obat
Mahalnya harga obat menjadi problem yang belum bisa diselesaikan dalam waktu singkat. Menyikapi hal itu, pada 22 Juni 2000 Perhimpunan Rumahsakit Seluruh Indonesia (Persi) dan PT. Phapros Indonesia menandatangani nota kesepahaman (MoU) di gedung Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia, Jakarta, untuk pengadaan obat generik.
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Tanggal 5 Juli 2000 :
IVD Firm Agrees to Stop Manufacturing After FDA Finds Violations
The Food and Drug Administration announced that Cal-Test Diagnostics Inc. signed a consent decree of permanent injunction in which it agreed to stop making and selling its in-vitro diagnostic test kits until it corrects long-standing manufacturing problems and receives the required approval from the FDA for each of its products. The company also agreed to destroy its inventory.
Exercise Improves Heart Health For Those With Chronic Heart Failure
Researchers have found that exercise can help patients with chronic heart failure improve their circulation, increase the amount of blood pumped by the heart with each beat and reduce heart enlargement.
WHO Serukan Pengakuan Jamu Sebagai Obat
Dalam kongres internasional mengenai pengobatan terpadu di Bangkok, Minggu [2/7/2000], Doberstyn bahkan mengatakan, obat-obatan hayati itu seharusnya diakui sebagai sumber obat penting dalam sistem kesehatan suatu negara, pemerintah mesti memperkenalkan hukum dan peraturan yang secara sistematis dapat mengatur pengobatan tradisional.
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Hospital Embrace Alternative Care
Hospitals, the bastions of Western medicine and high-tech gadgetry, are increasingly using procedures such as aromatherapy and Tai Chi to try to attract patients by tapping into one of the hottest trends in health care. Though the medical profession remains skeptical about the effectiveness of alternative therapies, hospital administrators say they can no longer escape the reality that millions of Americans routinely used them to complement - or even take the place of - traditional medicine.
Viagra Safe and Effective for Men with Diabetes
Impotence is a common problem in men with diabetes. Good news: early studies suggest that the oral anti-impotence drug sildenafil (Viagra) is safe and effective in treating erectile dysfunction in men with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
