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  Drug License Drug License is permission from the government to deal with drugs. There are two kinds of license, the retail license and wholesale license of for drug distribution or sale in India. This license is issued subject to certain conditions attached to premises and the competent person who shall be dealing with drugs. Drug license is a permission granted by the competent authority under Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 to carry out a business concerning drugs/medicines or cosmetics. In other words, no person can start or continue a business dealing with drugs or cosmetics in India, unless an appropriate license is obtained for the conduct of such activity. Under the purview of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 all types of drugs or cosmetics business is covered including allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic or unani drugs. To maintain the quality of drugs and cosmetics is the responsibility of all persons dealing with it. If any person consuming or using a drug or cosmetic suffers ...

GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST-BIOTECHNOLOGY (GAT-B) 2020

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GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST-BIOTECHNOLOGY  (GAT-B) 2020  (Eligibility test for admission to DBT-supported PG Programmes in Biotechnology in participating institutions across India: M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agricultural Biotechnology, M.V.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology and M.Sc. in allied areas)  This eligibility test replaces the Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology (CEEB) conducted previously by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).  1. GENERAL  Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary area on the educational scene and programmes have been developed to meet the growing demand for trained manpower for any meaningful Biotechnological activity in the country. The programmes are designed to expose the students to methodology, basics and advances of various areas of biotechnology including health, industry, agriculture and medicine.  2. GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST-BIOTECHNOLOGY (GAT-B)  The Graduate Aptitude Test in Biotechnology (GAT-B), b...
Therapeutic Apheresis CLICK HERE FOR PATIENT EDUCATION Apheresis refers to the process of separating the cellular and soluble components of blood using a machine. Apheresis is often done on donors where whole blood is centrifuged to obtain individual components (eg, RBCs, platelets, plasma-based on specific gravity) to use for transfusion in different patients. Apheresis may also be used therapeutically to treat various disorders ( 1 ). Therapeutic apheresis includes  plasma exchange  and  cytapheresis Apheresis is generally tolerated by healthy donors. However, many minor and a few major risks exist. Insertion of the large IV catheters necessary for apheresis can cause complications (eg, bleeding, infection,  pneumothorax ). Citrate anticoagulants may decrease serum ionized calcium. Replacement of the patient's plasma with a colloidal solution (eg, 5% albumin or fresh frozen plasma does not replace IgG and coagulatio...