By Brajesh Jha, RPH, MSHCA, MBA Nepal’s pharmaceutical industry is once again asking the government to tighten restrictions on imported medicines. Industry leaders argue that domestic manufacturers are operating at…

As we celebrate World No Tobacco Day, 2022, PharmaLife talks about the various dimensions of health impacts imposed by tobacco consumption. In this article, we also outline the key messages…

Enteric fever, or more commonly known as Typhoid fever, is a bacterial disease caused due to Salmonella typhi bacteria. Usually spread via contaminated food and water, Typhoid fever is very…

Summer is almost here and with it comes long sunny days, warm weather and quite a lot of outdoor activities. However, just because the flu season and cold weather is…

As we celebrate the World Tuberculosis Day 2022, with the theme “Invest to End TB. Save Lives”, PharmaLife joins hands alongside global efforts to combat TB. We believe spreading awareness…

Each year World Kidney Day is marked on the second Thursday of March, while the entire week is Healthy Kidney Week. This year World Kidney Day was celebrated on March…

Owing to the modern unhealthy lifestyle, increased tobacco and alcohol consumption, climate change and pollution, cancer has evolved as a global health crisis. Cancer is a leading cause of worldwide…

On Saturday, 27th November, Kathmandu’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was 158, in the ‘unhealthy’ category. This AQI level is about 13 times above the WHO annual air quality guideline value.…

Diabetes or more precisely, Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder causing high level of glucose or sugar in our blood stream. The hormone insulin, secreted by the pancreas, transforms…

Nepal’s month-long festive season is already here, with Dashain, Tihar and Chhath all lining up in a row. The Covid pandemic, however, is going nowhere, and thus unlike the past,…