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Festival for senior citizens at Curchorem

CURCHOREM: The Ravindra Bhavan at Curchorem will organise a festival for senior citizens in its auditorium, on March 26 at 9.30 am.

Various competitions will be organised during the festival and they include competitions like singing, extempore speech, tiatr act, monologue, play act, mimicry, etc.

Entry forms are available with Ravindra Bhavan Curchorem office and it will be accepted till March 22. Entry forms are also available with Senior Citizen Manch Curchorem, Ravindra Bhavan Curchorem member secretary Agnelo Fernandes and vice-chairperson Rajoo Naik. Chairperson Nilesh Cabral has appealed to senior citizens to participate in the festival.

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Knock-out dose over the counter: Govt pill that makes Goa pharmacists ill, medicos thrill

The long overdue yet hastily adopted decision of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ban the manufacture and sale of as many as 344 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs has spelt a logistics nightmare for manufacturers, distributors and pharmacists while leaving patients staring at longer medical prescriptions and heftier pharmacy bills.

ASHWINI KAMAT
Published Mar 17, 2016, 12:00 AM IST
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Knock-out dose over the counter: Govt pill that makes Goa pharmacists ill, medicos thrill

PANAJI: Medical fraternity, however, has lauded the notification for being ‘scientifically smart’.Of these 344 FDC drugs, most notable ones include Over The Counter (OTC) medicines such as Vicks Action 500 Extra, Crocin Cold & Flu, D’Cold Total tablets, Wikoryl tablet, entire group of Sinarest tablets and Corex syrup.The worst hit among the OTCs are pediatric medicines, especially cough suppressants and other dry cough syrups including Ascoril D and Respira D.Speaking…

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