29-Mar-15 The Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has notified the Medical Devices Rules 2015, bringing medical devices under comprehensive regulatory control for the first time in Pakistan. The country now claims to be ahead of its neighbours such as India and Bangladesh with respect to regulations specific to medical devices. [image: Fahrenheit211]

27-Mar-15 Telemedicine that provides healthcare at a distance and is restricted to video conferencing between patients and doctors could soon be a thing of the past. An Indian team is close to developing a hand-held device that can diagnose 15 different medical conditions and monitor vital signs for around 72 hours. [image: American Megatrends Inc.]

23-Mar-15 India's pharma sector is experiencing a paradigm shift thanks to IT. Multiple systems are available to support work flow and facilitate the extension of the industry's reach into rural areas. Increasing use of data analytics will for example help identify the best and most cost-effective therapies, or enable the use of social media to connect with patients. [image: Cambridge Consultants]

19-Mar-15 MedPlus Health Services, India’s second largest pharmacy retail chain, said it plans to open 10,000 outlets across the country in the next three to four years. MedPlus currently has 1,244 pharmacy stores in 12 states. [image: SignNews]

18-Mar-15 Big Data solutions can help acquire, organise and analyse the zettabytes of data produced every day in the healthcare industry to optimise resource allocation, plug inefficiencies, reduce cost of treatment, improve access to healthcare and advance medicinal research. For example, prevention and management of Dengue can be better effected by analysing data on outbreaks, meteorology and social media keywords. [image: Business Intelligence]