CDRI’s new research hub in Lucknow to facilitate innovation in drug discovery & development
Lucknow: Marking 70 years of its inception, the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow launched a new and advanced research facility called Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH).…
Delhi Police busts racket diverting govt-supplied medicines for private sale; 3 held
New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted a racket in which govt-supplied medicines meant for free distribution through hospitals were being diverted for private sale.Three men — identified as Neeraj Kumar, 53,…
Niti Aayog & DPIIT Decriminalize Med Device Penalties for Ease of Business
AiMeD lauds PM Modi for Landmark Reforms under Jan Vishwas Bill New Delhi: The Jan Vishwas (Amendment) bill passed ‘for ‘ease of businesses’ has pleased domestic medical device industry greatly.…
Laser rescued an Imperiled Food Pipe in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
An Impacted Denture accidently had lodged inside it New Delhi: In a remarkable medical achievement, doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital successfully removed an impacted dental plate that had accidentally…
Centre gives custom cushion to supply strained Pharma, MedTech manufacturers
New Delhi: In an effort to curb the incremental cost burden arising from the in West Asia, the Centre has announced customs duty exemptions on 40 petrochemical inputs, providing relief…
Delhi man arrested for running online racket selling counterfeit Ayurvedic products
Bengaluru: Tumakuru, Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a 56-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly manufacturing and selling counterfeit weight loss powder and spurious Ayurvedic products via e-commerce platforms…
Customs Duty Exemption on Petrochemicals, AiMeD welcomes but Dil ‘Mange More’
Association of Medical Device Industry reiterates Call for Temporary GST Relief on Raw Materials New Delhi: The Association of Indian Medical Devices Industry (AiMeD) extends its sincere gratitude to the…
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Launches Dialysis Center in Gurgaon for advanced care
This is Part of Expansion to facilitate Easy Access to affordable high quality Dialysis Care Gurgaon: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has announced the launch of the Sir Ganga Ram Dialysis…
3-month relief: Final call for 10,000 pharmacists to renew registration
At least 70,000 pharmacists are registered in Haryana; of these, about 10,000 — whose registrations expired on December 31, 2020, — have not yet renewed The Haryana State Pharmacy Council…
Marksans Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic Benzonatate capsules
Marksans Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for its generic version of Benzonatate capsules indicated for treatment of persistent cough, bronchitis,…
Greatest Defender of Consumer Rights doesn’t like Sound of Patient as ‘GRAHAK’
Must be Music to Ears of Doctors’ Community, desperate to be out of Consumer Protection Act New Delhi: In Constitution Club, it was the occasion of official launch of best…
Roche launches the cobas MPX-E assay, a new 4-in-1 donor screening test
Basel- Roche announced today that the cobas® MPX-E assay, a qualitative in-vitro test for the detection and discrimination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV 1 and 2) and Hepatitis C, B,…
Haryana Mandates Real-Time Medicine Tracking In Govt Hospitals
Chandigarh: In a major push to strengthen public healthcare, the Haryana Government has directed all government hospitals to maintain medicine stock records on a real-time centralised portal, ensuring transparency and…
Parliamentary Panel Recommends Decentralisation Of Approval Of All Medical Devices
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Panel on Health and Family Welfare has recommended various significant regulatory changes in the regulation of medical devices, including decentralisation of approval for all medical devices…
Diabetic drug metformin found to act on brain
NEW DELHI: Cheap, effective and widely trusted, metformin has long been the first choice for treating type 2 diabetes. Now, scientists say the drug works in a way few had…
Hetero debuts semaglutide generic in emerging markets
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based drugmaker Hetero has announced the launch of its generic semaglutide portfolio in emerging international markets. In a phased global push, the company plans to roll out its…
LB Pharma Begins Pivotal Phase 3 Schizophrenia Trial
Phase 2 results for LB-102 showed statistically significant reductions in PANSS total score across all doses with onset by week 1 and sustained through study end, alongside low rates of…
Check manufacturing, sale of 26 unapproved drugs, central regulator tells state authority
After substandard drug manufacturing, the state drug firms are once again under the scanner of the central government for manufacture and sale of unapproved fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs which…
Stem cell therapy for autism illegal: NMC advisory
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) issued a strict advisory on March 25, 2026, declaring stem cell therapy illegal for treating Autism Spectrum Disorder and cerebral palsy in routine…
India’s Essential Medicines Prices To Increase Marginally From 1 April Under Annual Pricing Framework
Prices of nearly 900 essential medicines, including painkillers and antibiotics, are set to rise by around 0.65 per cent starting 1 April following a directive from India’s drug pricing regulator.…
