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−       New England Journal of Medicine publishes primary endpoint analysis from ongoing Phase 3 study of Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate −       Over 20,000 study participants in dengue-endemic areas in Latin America and Asia received two doses of Takeda’s dengue vaccine...

Incurable, Diabetes can only be controlled through changes to lifestyles, monitoring of symptoms, medication, etc. As patients live with the illness for their lifetime, it continues to affect their quality of life in various ways, but now there is hope for change. Dr Prasad...

Following the unprecedented depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee against the US Dollar, the Sri Lanka Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) issued a statement calling on the Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Rajitha Senaratne and the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA)...

Panadol, the flagship brand of SmithKline Beecham (GlaxoSmithKline) and the nation’s most sought-after pain reliever, was recently ranked as Sri Lanka’s second “Most Loved Brand” according to Brand Finance’s 2018 ranking. This follows Panadol being ranked...

Although buying medicine seems like a simple task, there are times when it can be a challenge. MyMed.lk believes in becoming part of customers medicine purchase journey by offering digital connectivity for customers and pharmacy retailers to address store level challenges. MyMed...

Sri Lanka’s leading multi-specialty private hospitals chain, Hemas Hospitals, was present at the Medicare 2018, Sri Lanka’s premier national healthcare exhibition, held in Colombo and Jaffna. Attracting more than 2000 participants at both venues, the Hemas Hospitals stall at the...

The answer to the cumbersome task of obtaining all prescribed medicine was unveiled with Sri Lanka’s first online pharmacy “healthnetbuy” going live. The website allows patients or their families to obtain prescription medicines through a few simple steps at the convenience of...

With an aim to provide customers the most credible pharmacist-led healthcare experience every time, HealthHub, the new groundbreaking retail pharmacy outlet held its launch and open day recently in Thimbirigasyaya. Creating a welcoming in-store environment, HealthHub offers...

For thousands of years many cultures around the world have been known to study the various energies that are believed to inhabit the human body, which inevitably led to the birth of the art of energy healing. Although various ancient cultures used different modalities to...

The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) in a statement to media said they were grateful for the effective action taken by the Ministry of Health in increasing the price of drugs by 5%. Implemented in October 2016 on 48 molecules, the price ceiling impacted...

Addressing the urgent need for a safe, natural and highly effective lotion that protects users from mosquitoes without irritating the skin, Hemas Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd in collaboration with Colombo Science and Technology Cell, University of Colombo is pleased to launch Mosguard...

The Third Biennial Meeting of the South Asian Society for Sexual Medicine (SASSM) will be held from the 19th to the 21st of November 2017 in Colombo. The theme scheduled for the conference will be “New Frontiers in Sexual medicine: Mind, Body & Science”. “The biennial...