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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…