Kakinada, Feb 11th: With the increase in number of cases of drug abuse and villagers approaching quacks for medical help for various health problems, the drug control administration intend to take up an awareness drive on medical help for the benefit of consumers in the state shortly. People are advised to approach a qualified doctor, get their health problem diagnosed and consume medicines prescribed by the doctors. The authorities also advise people not to consume liquor and juices made with citrus fruit while under medication.
The DCA authorities have a word of caution to doctors to make their prescription legible to all so that pharmacist deliver correct medicines as per prescription. Pharmacists are asked to deliver medicines only on prescription issued by a qualified doctor. All scheduled drugs should be sold across the counter only by a pharmacist and not by any other person. As per the directions from the DCA,s director general, drugs control administration are going to take up drive shortly by involving doctors, pharmacists and consumers.
The DCA authorities have a word of caution to doctors to make their prescription legible to all so that pharmacist deliver correct medicines as per prescription. Pharmacists are asked to deliver medicines only on prescription issued by a qualified doctor. All scheduled drugs should be sold across the counter only by a pharmacist and not by any other person. As per the directions from the DCA,s director general, drugs control administration are going to take up drive shortly by involving doctors, pharmacists and consumers.
PNB offers loans to rice millers Posted on 12-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 11th: Punjab National Bank is offering loans to rice millers with low interest rates. In this concern a meeting was organized with district rice millers at Hotel Ishwarya Grand on Thursday. Bank Deputy General Manager K.K Aravind Akshan asked the millers to avail the facility of loans w...
Assembly official held for graft Posted on 12-Feb-2010
Hyderabad, Feb 11 : Andhra Pradesh assembly special secretary K. Gopalakrishna on Thursday was arrested for corruption and documents of assets worth Rs.15 crore were seized from him in raids, police said. However, Gopalakrishna, who started his job in the assembly as a typist in 1973, denied allegati...
Maha Shivratri celebrated Posted on 13-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 12th: A large number of devotees thronged the temples to offer pujas and abhishekam after having a holy dip in the river Godavari to mark Shivaratri festival in East and West Godavari district on Friday. Devotees were seen taking holy dips in the water from the early hours at various gh...
JNTU-K inks pact with 4 firms Posted on 13-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb. 12th: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on various academic projects between Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, and four major industries, was signed in presence of minister of state for defence M.M. Pallam Raju here on Friday. Participating as chief guest at a func...
Brothel owner held at Samalkot Posted on 13-Feb-2010
Kakinada, Feb 12th: Two minor girls of the city escaped from a brothel at Samalkot on Friday. With the help of an auto-rickshaw driver, the girls reached Samalkot police station. The police took the brothel’s organiser into custody. According to the girls aged around 14 years, a few days ago, a...
Stringent law to prevent ragging Posted on 13-Feb-2010
Hyderabad, Feb 12th: The State government on Friday introduced a bill in the Assembly which will convert into an Act once passed by both the houses of the state legislature and approved by the governor. The Assembly is expected to pass the bill on Monday. UP becomes one of the selected states in the ...
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