‘Did patients come dancing?’ – Rajasthan minister’s remarks about kidney failure case spark row
On Thursday, Congress workers held protests against the “degrading medical conditions of Rajasthan” and attempted to enter the hospital premises. Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar’s remarks about women diagnosed…
Price cap on 2 key cancer drugs increased by 50%
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over shortages of two critical cancer medicines, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has approved a 50% hike in ceiling prices of Carboplatin and Cisplatin injections, citing escalating…
Hospitals can’t force patients to buy medicines from their pharmacies: Maha FDA
Mumbai: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Friday issued a directive to hospitals and nursing homes across the state to not make it binding on patients and their…
IIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop portable device for accurate arsenic detection
Bhubaneswar: Researchers from the Sensors and Spectroscopy Research Group, School of Electrical and Computer Sciences (SECS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, led by Dr. Sayan Dey, have made significant…
Bribe of Rs 3 crore: Delhi Police inspector held, senior public servant under CBI scanner
CBI has said the Delhi Police inspector accepted the first instalment of a larger payoff from the key accused in the Rs 5,000-crore counterfeit medicine racket. The Central Bureau of…
No raids till further orders: Maharashtra tells Bombay HC in Patanjali labelling case
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that it will not carry out raids and a confiscation drive against ayurvedic products over allegedly misleading ‘indication’ labels until…
Crackdown on Illegal Sale of Mephentermine Sulphate Injections in Warangal Gyms
Warangal: In a decisive move against the illegal sale and abuse of prescription drugs in the fitness community, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana has seized stocks of Mephentermine Sulphate…
Ajanta Pharma Promoter Sell 3% Stake Worth ₹1,024 Crore; Shares Trade Higher
Mumbai: A promoter entity of Ajanta Pharma Ltd. on Tuesday offloaded a nearly 3% stake in the company through open market transactions, even as domestic institutional investors stepped in to absorb a large…
FDA cracks down on illegal drug trade, stock worth about ₹25 lakh seized from Pune and Kolhapur
Pune: In a major crackdown against illegal pharmaceutical activities that compromise public health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized a stock of medicines worth above Rs24.81 lakh from…
ICMR-NIN study links micronutrient deficiencies to higher dementia risk
Hyderabad – A groundbreaking study by the Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) has established a clear association between micronutrient deficiencies and elevated dementia risk among Indian…
Pvt nursing home sealed in Chatra after woman, unborn baby die
Chatra: The Chatra administration on Sunday sealed a private nursing home operating near Chatra bus stand following the death of a 20-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child. The deceased…
30 docs from 9 states guilty of taking pharma company junket, no action yet by 6 state medical councils
Thirty doctors who were found guilty of accepting a foreign trip worth Rs 2 crore to Paris and Monaco, funded by a pharma company, come from at least nine states.…
Scheme to build bulk drugs’ R&D, capacity in works, says Pharma secy
New Delhi: The government is working on a new support scheme for the bulk drugs industry even as it rules out any blanket increase in medicine prices despite cost pressures arising…
Drug companies directed to step up vigil on adverse reactions
India’s drug regulator has directed pharmaceutical companies across the country to immediately put in place a pharmacovigilance system to track and report adverse drug reactions, warning that compliance will be…
Maharashtra FDA seizes medical devices, gloves worth ₹2.17 cr in crackdown on irregularities
Maharashtra FDA seizes medical devices, gloves worth ₹2.17 cr in crackdown on irregularities Thane/Palghar: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has seized medical devices and medicine stocks worth more than ₹2.17…
AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trial
England: A new type of universal coronavirus vaccine has passed its first human clinical trial, marking an important step toward broader protection against future virus outbreaks. Developed by researchers at…
KGMU prof suspended for forcing patients to buy meds from pvt store
Lucknow: Faculty member in the ophthalmology department of KGMU, Prof Sanjiv Gupta, was suspended on charges of prescribing medicines and lenses for cataract surgery that were available at a private…
World Record in Robotic Tele-Surgery takes Intercontinental Leap of 20,000 Km
SSiMantra, ‘Made in India’ Surgical robot, flourishes another Eye Popping feather in its Cap New Delhi: It seems SSInnovations, maker of surgical robot SSiMantra, knows no bounds in scripting world…
CDSCO receives 1,387 adverse drug reaction reports in nine months of 2025
New Delhi: The pharmacovigilance division of the Central drug regulator has received a total of 1,387 adverse reports, with the highest regarding fixed dose combinations (FDCs), and a total of…
NGT issues notice to Himachal pharma unit over pollution, water diversion allegations
Shimla: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Himachal Pradesh over allegations of environmental norm violations, including noise pollution, discharge of untreated or…
