Open Sale Of Painkillers Sparks Addiction Concerns
Hyderabad: Easy access to pharmaceutical drugs designed to alleviate pain for various medical conditions, is becoming a cause for concern, say medical experts. Reason: these drugs contain substances that fuel addiction…
Consumer Affairs Minister Slams Air Purifier Firms For False Claims
New Delhi: Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday criticised air purifier manufacturers for making false claims about their products, and called for increased consumer awareness ahead of winter when air…
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Alleging Side Effects Of COVID-19 Vaccines
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a petition alleging that COVID-19 vaccines caused severe side effects, including blood clotting, calling the plea as an attempt to…
7 Year Old Child Died After Being Given Injection In Bundi
Bundi: A child died after being given an injection in a private clinic in Bundi, Rajasthan. After the child’s death, the family created a ruckus outside the private clinic and…
Accused From UP Caught With A Big Consignment Of Onerex In Sidhi
Sidhi: Madhya Pradesh ‘s Sidhi district is still lagging behind in development and employment, but here illegal drug dealers are working fast to deliver drugs to every house. Everyday illegal…
Food Safety Team’s Action: Protein Powder Worth Rs 37 Was Being Sold At Rs 400
Sawai Madhopur: Medical shopkeepers are selling a tin of protein powder worth Rs 37 for Rs 400 and syrup worth Rs 30 for Rs 156 and common people, unaware of the…
Man Held With Oxytocin Injections Of Rs 1.59 Lakh In Thane
Thane: Police have arrested a 50-year-old man from Maharashtra ’s Thane district on charges of illegally manufacturing oxytocin injections, an official said on Thursday. Following a tip, the police raided…
Samples Of Montair FX, Vhymoral Forte, Aciloc RD Taken On Complaint Found Fake
KANPUR: The business of fake medicines is going on on a large scale in the district. The team of the Drug Department raided MediLife Agency and Nigam Drugs Medical Store…
Banned Drugs Available Despite Govt Regulations, Threatening Public Health
Pune: The ready availability of prohibited drugs over the counter is proving to be a disease beyond cure for India’s pharmaceutical industry, which has a well-deserved reputation for its innovation…
49 Cartons Of Cough Syrup Seized From Parcel Vehicle
Araria: Mahalgaon police station has recovered 49 cartons of narcotic cough syrup from a vehicle labelled ‘Postal Parcel’. Police have also arrested the driver Chintu Prasad, son of Lakhan Yadav,…
Electro-Homeopathy Practioner Held For Running Clinic Sans Valid Documents
Pune: The Warje police on Wednesday arrested an electro-homeopathy and naturopathy practitioner on charges of running a clinic since 2002 without any registration and valid qualification. The man was identified…
FDA Action Against Three Drug Firms For Violations
PUNE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pune division, has acted against three drug stores for violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. The action was…
DCGI Wants Qualified Medical Device Testing Officers
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is planning to list the qualification criteria for medical device testing officers. At present, no qualification is needed, with mostly drugs…
More FDCs May Be Banned; Experts Found That Many Lack Therapeutic Justification
New Delhi: The government is likely to ban more fixed dose combinations (FDCs) this month as the expert committee has found that they lack therapeutic justification, people in the know…
‘Examinee is better than Examiner’ Moment for MedTech Man Dr Jitendra Sharma
New Delhi: For AMTZ fame Dr Jitendra Sharma, famously known as MedTech Man of India, it was a veritable ‘examinee is better than examiner’ moment when Dr V K Paul,…
Govt Waives Testing Of Cough Syrups For Export To Key Markets
New Delhi: The government has waived off the requirement of mandatory testing of cough syrups in case manufacturers are exporting it to USA, UK, Canada, EU, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Republic…
Mumbai Police Arrest Prime Accused In Rs 81 Lakh Fraud At Pune’s BJ Medical College
Mumbai: Borivali police have arrested the prime accused, Anil Ramchandra Tambat, in a case involving a scam worth approximately Rs 81 lakh related to MD course admissions at Pune’s BJ…
Second Study Finds Cancer Risk In Proactiv, Clearasil And Other Acne Creams
NEW YORK: A new analysis of acne creams and cleansers found dozens, including popular products such as Proactiv and Clearasil, contain high levels of a chemical linked to cancer. The findings…
Drug Capsules Being Sold As Blue Ford, Green Parrot And John Deere Will Be Banned
Sri Ganganagar: Pregabalin and Tapentadol salts, which are being misused as drugs in Sriganganagar, Anupgarh and Hanumangarh districts, are going to be included in the NDPS Act. The Rajasthan government…
Sustained Rise In Antimicrobial Resistance In India: ICMR Study
New Delhi: Two topmost pathogens responsible for causing bloodstream infections (BSIs), the most common hospital-acquired infection, have been found to be resistant to the antibiotic imipenem among ICU patients, an…
