This World Mental Health Day (10th October), six mental health and medical organisations from India and the United Kingdom- India Mental Health Alliance (IMHA), the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Indian Teachers of Psychiatry (IToP), World Psychiatric Association Zone 15 (WPA), Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (UK) and Accept Support Help Another (ASHA Kerala); have come together to launch the ‘Humanising Medicine India Initiative’. Dr Kavita Arora, Founding Cohort, IMHA, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Co-founder at Children First said, “It is a national initiative aimed at fostering a culture in which medical professionals can acknowledge their own lived experiences of...

According to official sources in the Department of Pharmaceuticals, the new measure is expected to result in reductions of up to 70% in the MRP of certain cancer medicines. The government estimates that the move could lead to annual savings of around Rs 2,500 crore for patients. Cancer treatment can place a heavy financial burden on patients and their families, as the cost of medicines form a major part of the overall expense. The issue recently came under scrutiny after the Supreme Court questioned the huge gap between the Price to Retailer (PTR) and Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of some...

Gandhinagar: State food and drugs control administration (FDCA) has taken action against four firms in Vadodara and Surat districts for allegedly illegally storing and selling drugs. The licences of two firms have been cancelled, an official statement said on Thursday. Based on the information provided by the Maharashtra unit of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), a joint raid was conducted at Chamunda Pharma in Karjan of Vadodara district, the statement said. “During the inspection, 13,938 bottles of Anarex (codeine), a cough syrup, which falls under the NDPS Act, worth an estimated Rs 27.8 lakh, and 12,240 tablets of Tramadol worth an...

Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) recovers nitrazepam and alprazolam tablets sold on streets as ‘buttons’ during midnight raid The Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) seized 9,800 nitrazepam and alprazolam tablets, valued at ₹2.53 crore, and arrested one person in Govandi during an operation between 10.40 p.m. on October 6 and 12.40 a.m. on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). Acting on specific information, the Worli unit of the ANC searched a residence in Dr Zakir Hussain Nagar, Govandi, where a person was allegedly storing and selling the prescription tablets for recreational use. The tablets are allegedly sold on the street as “buttons”,...

Four Members, including a 13-Year-Old, Underwent Iconic Procedure in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital New Delhi: The family was in vice like grip of morbid obesity and all four members gasped for breath. All of them underwent weight loss and life saving bariatric surgery in Sir Ganga Ram one by one. The youngest member of the obesity clan, 13- year-old-boy who went last under the knife weighed 186 KG. His father, mother and uncle had already undergone the iconic procedure here. The boy underwent this surgery in August last and has already shed 20 KG weight in just hardly two months!...

The inspections raised concerns that medicines containing different active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) were being marketed under closely similar brand names, creating a potential risk of patients receiving the wrong medicine. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has cancelled the sales and distribution licences of three CFA warehouses of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. in Pune, Nagpur and Thane over regulatory violations involving medicines sold under the Aciloc and Aciloc+ brands. The action follows inspections conducted in July 2026 at the company's CFA warehouses in Bhiwandi in Thane district, Wadki in Pune and Nimji in Nagpur district. The inspections raised concerns that medicines...

Adults suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) tend to have less diverse diet, lower micronutrient adequacy and food habits that may promote inflammation compared to healthy individuals, said researchers at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) here in Hyderabad. Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, particularly the joints, leading to pain, swelling and reduced mobility. While genetic and environmental factors are known to contribute to the disease, the role of dietary patterns in the Indian population has not been extensively studied. In this case-control study involving 615 adults aged 18...

The three pharmacies raided were located in RR Nagar, Chamarajapete and Thalaghattapura. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the medicine racket has raided three pharmacies in Bengaluru as part of its efforts to trace the sale of counterfeit medicines and identify the hospitals, distributors and other pharmacies that may have received the drugs from the accused. The raids were conducted based on information gathered during the interrogation of key accused Prashanth and distributor Veeresh Jain. SIT officials identified pharmacies allegedly involved in purchasing counterfeit medicines from the accused and searched their premises. The three pharmacies raided were located in RR...

The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration on September 18 cancelled the licences of 16 retail and wholesale pharmaceutical firms across Bengaluru. It suspended the licences of eight others, including pharma major Pfizer’s depot. The Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) order cancelling Fortune Medical Solutions’ licence and suspending Vivanta Pharmaceuticals’ licence for allegedly selling spurious products. The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) on September 18, cancelled the licences of 16 retail and wholesale pharmaceutical firms across Bengaluru and suspended those of eight others, including global pharma major Pfizer’s depot, as...

The complaint was lodged by Sridhar Kumar Shetty, managing director of Nemus Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. According to the complaint, the company recently came across a counterfeit SLC face wash purchased by a customer through an e-commerce portal. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has registered a case after a pharmaceutical company complained that counterfeit versions of its popular face wash were being sold online using its name, manufacturing licence number and packaging details. The complaint was lodged by Sridhar Kumar Shetty, managing director of Nemus Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. The company’s head office is located in BTM Layout and operates a cosmetic...

Hyderabad: A wrong diagnostic report can do more than create confusion for a patient — it can alter the course of treatment itself. Yet, in Nirmal town, diagnostic centres and laboratories are being set up without proper registration, with some operators relying more on their experience in the field than on the mandatory legal requirements. Under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, medical and diagnostic establishments are required to register before starting operations. The registration is intended to ensure that such centres meet prescribed requirements and that the services offered to patients are subject to regulatory oversight. However,...

Dr Vedprakash Mishra, Top Brass of National Medical Commission, red flagged in National Conference on Geriatrics Trissur (Kerala): India is bracing for a tsunami of seniors who will need healthcare. But nation’s healthcare is abysmally deficient in the face of impending multitude. Dr Vedprakash Mishra, Chief Advisor Lata Mangeshkar University Nagpur and Chairman, National Experts Panel of National Medical Commission (NMC0, Govt. of India, red flagged in a National Conference of the Geriatric Society of India. Dr Mishra painted such a picture of scarce resources available to meet the looming need as might make policy makers worried sick. As chief...

The move follows the FSDA’s findings of wide differences between the purchase price of medicines and their MRP or sale price Patients in Uttar Pradesh will soon be able to check not only the price at which a medicine is sold to them but, in hospital pharmacies, the price at which it was purchased. The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (UPFSDA) has directed pharmacies across the state to create public websites and disclose details of licences, pharmacists, medicine prices and weekly stock. The move follows the department’s findings of wide differences between the purchase price of medicines and...

In a swift enforcement action against the unauthorized distribution of habit-forming medications, officials from the Drug Control Wing under the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) conducted a surprise raid at a medical shop in Tellapur village in Ramchandrapuram mandal in Sangareddy district. The raid led to the detection of illegal stocking and indiscriminate sale of habit-forming prescription drugs, highlighting the state regulator’s zero-tolerance stance on drug diversion. The targeted operation was carried out at Sri Ganesh Medical and General Stores following specific and credible intelligence received by the enforcement authorities. Upon searching the premises, regulatory...

According to the FDA commissioner, the aim of the FDA is not merely to take regulatory action, but to ensure the safety and quality of medicines and statutory compliance throughout the drug supply chain. The Food and Drug Administration, Pune cancelled the wholesale drug sale license of Cipla Pharma and Life Sciences Ltd, Wadki in Pune. Tukaram Mundhe, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration, Maharashtra, said after completing the legal and regulatory procedures, the action was taken. “There were serious irregularities identified during the inspection of the establishment, including issues relating to the packaging and promotion of Reactin Plus Tablets,...

Five workers were reportedly killed in the explosion, while more than 10 others sustained severe injuries. At least five workers were killed, and another 10 people suffered serious injuries after a boiler exploded at a private pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in the special economic zone of Sri City in Satyavedu mandal of Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati district in the wee hours of Saturday, officials familiar with the development said. The accident occurred at the Till Healthcare pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, which produces tablets. According to preliminary reports, the boiler suddenly exploded while workers were on the night shift, triggering a massive fire inside...

The CDSCO notice flagged that certain such products contained heavy metals beyond permissible limits, potentially posing health risks to consumers, said the Police Cosmetic products manufactured in Pakistan and allegedly imported into India without the required authorisation, worth about ₹7 lakh, were seized during searches at shops in Hyderabad, Telangana. The Commissioner’s Task Force, Rajendranagar Zone, along with officials of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), inspected Beauty Ladies Emporium, Beauty Queen Shop and S.J. Medical Shop in Habeeb Nagar and Nampally on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). The CDSCO officials identified the products as unauthorised or banned cosmetics mentioned...

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the food business licence of Delhi’s Seven Seas Hospitality, based in Rohini, over non-compliance with norms and violations, including the presence of fungus, cockroaches, and house flies in the kitchen. In a social media post on Wednesday, FSSAI informed that it found “serious non-compliances” during the inspection of the food premises. The company achieved a “compliance score of only 30%”, the regulator mentioned in its post. The FSSAI described the kitchen condition as filthy and that food inspectors observed poor hygiene and sanitation conditions, including water stagnation,...

Best in Class Surgical Robot SSiMantra is his Weapon of Surefire Succes Patna: The knight in the shining armor is top notch robotic surgeon London returned Dr Bipin Jha. The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) fame colorectal surgeon Dr Jha is being hailed as ‘Samrat’ of robotic surgery in Bihar. After 12-year stint with iconic NHS, he has left London to make his state a go- to place for best surgery. His weapon of surefire success is SSiMantra, the best-in-class surgical robot, most accessible and affordable. With inauguration of Robotic Surgery Department in Savera Cancer and Multispecialty Hospital by Deputy...

Latest Advancements, AI, increasingly Brightening prospect of Medical Tourism dominated Deliberations New Delhi: For the highly successful Pushpanjali Medicon, the world seemed to be its oyster. Faculties from abroad including that from USA coming on their own expense and the organizer being spoilt for invitees from home with fear that uninvited might feel hurt speak volumes about the kind of relevance Pushpanjali Medicon has now acquired. Flush with ever brightening prospect of windfall of medical tourism in India, this meeting of medical minds on September 27 put itself firmly on the map of global healthcare landscape. Over 3000 doctors, 100...