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- Pharma
- May 18, 2024
- 60 views
Interim Stay On Order Suspending Manufacture Of 14 Patanjali Drugs
New Delhi: An interim stay was put on Friday on the implementation of an order suspending manufacturing licences of more than a dozen medicines of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and Divya Pharmacy.…
- Pharma
- May 18, 2024
- 65 views
Bombay HC Rejects Bail Plea Of Two Booked For Smuggling 10.5 Lakh Tramadol Tablets, Grants Relief To Courier Manager
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of two accused booked by Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Mumbai Customs Department for allegedly smuggling 21 packages containing 10.5…
- Pharma
- May 18, 2024
- 119 views
Another Baddi Firm Loses Product Licence
Solan: The State Drugs Controller (SDC) cancelled the product licence of all psychotropic drugs manufactured by a Baddi-based company, Biogenetic Drugs Pvt Ltd, after it failed to produce details of…
- Pharma
- May 18, 2024
- 80 views
Banned Cough Syrup Seized From Assam-Tripura Border
Assam: The Assam police authorities have seized approximately 1,600 bottles of the cough syrup, Phensedyl, on Friday morning. The Karimganj border police team based at Churaibari manning the Assam-Tripura border…
- Pharma
- May 17, 2024
- 149 views
NPPA Slashes Prices Of 41 Medicines
New Delhi: The government has cut prices of 41 commonly used medicines and six formulations related to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other conditions. Prices have been slashed for drugs meant for…
- Pharma
- May 17, 2024
- 92 views
DCA Raids Unlicenced Medical Shops, Seizes Medicines
Hyderabad: Continuing its clampdown on illegal sale and procurement of medicines, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, conducted raids on medical shops and Ayurvedic medicine store at Jangaon and Sircilla for…
- Pharma
- May 17, 2024
- 89 views
GLP-1 Drugs Being Misused For Weight Loss
NEW DELHI: Drugs which are approved to treat diabetes and diabesity (coexistence of both diabetes and obesity) are being used off-label for “weight loss” by people. Doctors have warned against using…
- Pharma
- May 16, 2024
- 126 views
CDSCO Approves Antibody For Rare Skin Disorder In Indian Adults
Mumbai: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CSDCO) on Wednesday approved Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spevigo (Spesolimab) injection, a first-in-class treatment for adults suffering from Generalised Pustular Psoriasis (GPP) flares — a…
- Pharma
- May 16, 2024
- 160 views
Delhi HC Directs Petitioners To File Joint Written Submission On FDC Ban Issue
New Delhi: The Division Bench of Delhi High Court, which is hearing the petitions by pharmaceutical manufacturers against the Central government’s order prohibiting 14 fixed dose combinations (FDCs), has directed the…
- Pharma
- May 16, 2024
- 76 views
Assam: 1000 Bottles of Cough Syrup Seized, One Arrested in Kharupetia
In Kharupetia town, the police have made a significant seizure of cough syrup, resulting in the arrest of one individual. Sheikh Asadullah was apprehended after law enforcement officials discovered a…
- Pharma
- May 15, 2024
- 117 views
Solan: DCA Under Lens As Drug Firm Didn’t Disclose Buyer Details
Solan: The working of the Drug Control Administration (DCA), Baddi, has come under the scanner as despite large-scale sale of psychotropic drugs in the last one year, the management of Biogenetic…
- Pharma
- May 15, 2024
- 151 views
DCA Forms Task Force To Investigate Smilax And Biogenetic Operations
Shimla: In a startling revelation, pharmaceutical giants Smilax and Biogenetic find themselves embroiled in a controversy surrounding the alleged illicit sale of banned drugs across state borders. The companies, previously regarded…
- Pharma
- May 15, 2024
- 574 views
CDSCO Constitutes Eight-Member Subcommittee To Look Into OTC Classification
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has constituted a sub-committee to examine matters regarding amendment of the Drugs Rules to incorporate necessary provisions for drugs to be…
- Pharma
- May 14, 2024
- 133 views
Piramal Pharma open to partnerships in OTC; eyes further debt reduction
Piramal Pharma is open to partnerships in the over-the-counter (OTC) space in India as it charts out plans for organic growth and debt reduction. The company has been consistently reducing…
- Pharma
- May 14, 2024
- 141 views
Indian Chest Society Unveils Special Booklet On Cough Management
Hyderabad/ Delhi: The Indian Chest Society (ICS) today unveiled a special booklet titled ‘Guidelines For Cough Management in India’, focusing on the comprehensive management of cough in India. This initiative…
- Pharma
- May 14, 2024
- 97 views
Patient Exposes Blood Syndicate At Bhind Govt Hospital
Bhopal: A patient exposed a blood syndicate being operated at a government hospital in Bhind district. The incident took place when a patient admitted on Saturday urgently required blood, but there…
- Pharma
- May 13, 2024
- 176 views
Over 6,000 Manufacturers, 53,000 Plus Retail & Wholesale Licensees Avail Gujarat FDCA-MDMLA Mobile App: Dr Koshia
Mumbai: As of today, over 6,000 manufacturers and 53,000 plus retail and wholesale licensees are availing Gujarat FDCA-mDMLA mobile app as part of ushering in good governance practices in the state,…
- Pharma
- May 13, 2024
- 171 views
Factory Making Illegal Oxytocin Injections Busted In Delhi, Owner Arrested
New Delhi: After the directives from the Delhi High Court to combat the use of spurious oxytocin in dairy colonies across the national capital recently, the city police and the…
- Pharma
- May 13, 2024
- 149 views
Baddi Unit ‘Diverts’ Drugs For Illegal Sale In Punjab
Solan: Baddi-based Smilax Pharmachem Drug Industries is under the scanner for allegedly manufacturing tramadol-related psychotropic drugs and illegally supplying the same in Punjab. The unit has not been disclosing details…
- Pharma
- May 11, 2024
- 160 views
ICMR Urges People To Avoid Protein Supplements
New Delhi, 11 May 2024: The Indian Council of Medical Research has pressed for avoiding protein supplements for building body mass and has recommended restricting salt intake, minimising sugar and ultra-processed…