FSSAI Cracks Down On Use Of Chemicals, Pesticides In Vegetables

NEW DELHI : The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed all states and union territories to intensify surveillance of fresh produce due to mounting concerns over high concentrations…

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  • August 1, 2023
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Bulk Drugs And Drug Intermediates Exports Grow 13.6% In 2022-23

New Delhi : Even as the overall pharmaceutical exports from the country has registered around six per cent growth in 2022-23 as compared to the previous year, the exports of bulk…

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  • August 1, 2023
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NPPA writes to UT over 1,000% margin on medicines

CHANDIGARH: Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) replied to the UT health department after it came to fore that the MRPs of a few medicines not under its…

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  • July 31, 2023
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Physical & Chemical Attributes Affect Functionality, Performance & Drug Quality

Mumbai : Experts discuss how important physical and chemical attributes like particle size and surface area affect excipient functionality, performance and hence drug quality. This discussion bears relevance in the…

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  • July 31, 2023
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Top Drugmakers Bet On Trade Generics To Grow Beyond Metros

Mumbai : Trade generics is seeing a lot of action in recent times with the entry of large domestic pharmaceutical companies, who want to expand beyond metros and other top…

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  • July 31, 2023
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Govt issues notice to two hospitals for MPJAY scheme violation

PUNE : DY Patil Hospital and Bharati Hospital in Pune have been served show cause notices for flouting provisions under the State government’s cashless insurance scheme – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule…

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  • July 29, 2023
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Cipla clarifies on promoter stake sale; for personal and philanthropic purposes

Drugmaker Cipla has said that its promoters Dr Y K Hamied, Chairman and MK Hamied, Vice Chairman who are Non-Executive Directors, have sold 2.5 percent stake in the company for…

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  • July 29, 2023
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Indian-made cold syrup sent to Iraq contains poison, test shows

A cold medication made in India and sold in Iraq is tainted with toxic chemicals, a test commissioned by Bloomberg News shows, the latest in a series of alarming revelations about syrup medicines used by children…

Domestic Medical Device Makers cry foul @ FICCI’s ‘Un-Make in India’ Intent

New Delhi: FICCI is at it again trying to frustrate PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ ambition in medical device sector. The official memorandum permitting the import of pre-owned medical devices…

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  • July 28, 2023
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Fake British cough syrup linked to Cameroon child deaths was made in India, officials say

A brand of cough syrup linked to several deaths among children in Cameroon was manufactured within India, drug officials have confirmed, in what is the latest controversy to engulf the…