Karnataka Govt Files Criminal Cases Against Pharma Firm In Ballari Maternal Deaths Case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has initiated prosecution against Paschim Banga Pharmaceuticals after five women died following C-section deliveries in Ballari district, where they were administered the company’s IV fluid. Health Minister…
NPPA Notifies Ceiling Price Of 13 Formulations, Retail Price Of 65 New Drugs
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified ceiling price fixation of 13 scheduled formulations, retail price fixation of 65 new drugs against applications from individual companies, and…
Over 14,000 PMBJK Centres Set Up To Provide Generic Medicines: Govt
New Delhi: Over 14,000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened in the country as on October 21 to provide quality generic medicines at affordable prices, Union Health…
Telangana DCA Cracks Down On Illegal Drug Practices
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana has intensified its efforts against illegal drug practices across the state, conducting multiple raids to curb violations. The actions included the seizure…
Pune: Two Arrested For Selling Illegal Steroid Injections In Gyms
Shivajinagar: Shivaji nagar Police have taken action against two individuals for illegally selling steroid injections, Mephentermine Sulphate Injection, to youths in various gyms across Pune city, with the intent of…
Serum To Make Chikungunya Vaccine In India
Saint-Herblain (France), Pune, (India): Valneva SE (“Valneva” or “the Company”), a specialty vaccine company, and Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines by number of doses,…
Student Left Paralysed After Suspected Anti-Rabies Vaccine Overdose
KHAMMAM: Samudra Laxmi Bhavani Keerthi, a class X student, was left paralysed for a suspected overdose of anti-rabies vaccine after she was bitten by rodents 15 times between March and…
Police Arrested Two With 22,000 Tapentadol Tablets In Dinajpur
Dinajpur: Police arrested two alleged drug smugglers along with 22,000 Tapentadol tablets at Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur. The arrested individuals were attempting to smuggle the drugs disguised as passengers in…
1798 Cough Syrup Bottles Seized, 2 Smugglers Arrested
Kaimur: Police recovered a consignment of banned cough syrup from a car in Kaimur on Thursday. Two people travelling in the car have been arrested. Both the accused have been…
Russia Claims To Have Developed Cancer Vaccine
Moscow: Russia this week claimed it has developed its own mRNA-based vaccine to treat cancer, which will be available for free to patients from early 2025, according to state-run news…
Pain is passé in Blood Test, thanks to Metropolis’ Human Touch
New Delhi: Blood drawing for test has really reached proverbial ant bite, thanks to introduction of innovative blood collection technology by Metropolis healthcare, India’s second largest pathology laboratory chain. First…
Three Claiming To Grow Hair With The Help Of Medicine And Oil, Arrested
Meerut: Police on Wednesday arrested three accused Salman, Imran and Sameer, originally from Bijnor, who claimed to grow hair by applying medicine on the heads of bald people standing in…
Two Hospitals In Gujarat Suspended Over Misuse Of PM-JAY Scheme
Ahmedabad: Following the Khyati hospital controversy, more cases of misuse of the PM-JAY scheme have come to light in Gujarat. Two more hospitals of the state were suspended over this…
India’s First Gene Therapy Offers New Hope For Haemophilia Patients
BHUBANESWAR: In a significant medical breakthrough, India’s first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.…
Ballari Maternal Deaths: Karnataka HM Says Will Discuss Possibility Of SIT Or Judicial Probe With CM
Bengaluru: After five maternal deaths were reported at a hospital in Karnataka ’s Ballari district in November, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced on Tuesday that he…
No Proposal To Prohibit Ranitidine In The Country: Govt In RS
New Delhi: At present, there is no proposal to prohibit the manufacture, distribution and sale of Ranitidine, a medication used to reduce stomach acid, in the country, Minister of State…
Karnataka Govt Merges Dept Of Food Safety With Drug Control Dept
Bengaluru: In a significant development, the Karnataka government has issued an order merging the Department of Food Safety and Standards with the Drug Control Department. It is now renamed as…
Bavarian Nordic Partners With SII For Mpox Vaccine Production
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) announced today a license and manufacturing agreement for its MVA-BN® mpox vaccine with Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (“SII”). Under the agreement, the…
Diabetes Drug Linked To Increased Damage To The Optic Nerve
Southern Denmark: In their separate studies, Jakob Grauslund, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Anton Pottegård, Professor of Pharmaceuticals, have used two different methods to investigate all Danish users of Ozempic. Both of…
Doon Police Arrested Wanted For Manufacturing And Selling Narcotic Drugs Under The Guise Of A Herbal Factory
Dehradun: In order to realize the vision of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of “Drugs Free Devbhoomi 2025”, instructions have been issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Dehradun to all…
