Zydus Lifesciences Q4FY26 net profit rises 9%
Zydus board approved a buyback of up to Rs 1100 crore at Rs 1,150 per share, along with a 100 percent dividend for FY26. Zydus Lifesciences reported a rise in…
Chemists strike on May 20: Reasons behind today’s all-India strike
While major pharmacy chains and government medical outlets will remain operational, the strike highlights significant tensions within the industry that could impact access to medications nationwide. The All India Organisation…
AbbVie loses patent plea for Hep C drug
New Delhi: The Indian Patent Office has refused to grant a secondary patent to AbbVie for its blockbuster Hepatitis C drug combination glecaprevir/pibrentasvir, sold globally under the brand name Maviret.…
GSK’s Calpol a well-known trademark: High Court
New Delhi: In a relief to UK-headquartered GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK), the Delhi High Court has declared its pain and fever medicine ‘Calpol’ as a well-known trademark that has acquired extensive…
3 arrested for allegedly posing as doctors using forged MBBS degrees
Bhopal- A shocking case of medical fraud has come to light in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh, where police have apprehended three men for allegedly posing as doctors at “Sanjeevani Clinics” operating…
Commissioner FDA reviews enforcement measures
Srinagar: Commissioner, Food & Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu & Kashmir, Khalid Jahangir on Thursday held an introductory meeting with senior officers and field functionaries of Drug and Food Wing of the…
Karnataka High Court stays FSSAI advisory banning use of Ashwagandha leaves in health supplements
Karnataka High Court Ashwagandha ruling offers interim relief to supplement makers challenging the FSSAI advisory on Ashwagandha extracts. The Karnataka High Court has stayed an advisory issued by the Food…
Roche Pharma launches Tecentriq® SC, India’s first subcutaneous immunotherapy for lung cancer
Mumbai: Cancer patients and their caretakers in India often spend long, arduous hours in hospitals for conventional treatment. But now with the launch of the world’s first subcutaneous or under-the-skin…
CDSCO tighten drug quality oversight as substandard and spurious medicine cases rise in five years
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and state drug regulatory authorities have intensified drug safety crackdown as substandard and spurious medicine cases have risen during the last…
Piramal Pharma Gets 3 USFDA Observations at US Facility
New Delhi: Piramal Pharma Limited has informed stock exchanges that the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) conducted a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) inspection at the company’s Sellersville…
Eli Lilly pauses Indian obesity awareness campaign after regulatory notices
Eli Lilly has paused an obesity awareness campaign in India in response to a regulatory notice regarding advertising rules for prescription medicines, Reuters reports. In March, India’s Central Drugs Standard…
Kota: Uproar After 4 Women Die in Government Hospital; Relatives Refuse to Take Bodies
Women’s Deaths in Kota Hospital: The continuous deaths of women in Kota’s government hospitals have raised serious questions regarding health arrangements. After the Medical College Hospital, an outcry has now…
ICMR transfers three Indigenous Medical Technologies to Industry at National Technology Day 2026
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) participated in the national programme ‘विज्ञान–Tech’, organised on the occasion of National Technology Day 2026 at BRIC–National Institute of Immunology (NII), New…
Will ‘Epidemic’ of Bridge Collapse in Bihar halt with new Minister in?
Hope floats for good ‘Health’ of Bridges, Flyovers & Roads in the state Patna/ New Delhi: Talking of bridges, roads and flyovers in terms of ‘health’ may sound a bit…
Patient dies after oxygen supply stops in ambulance
Family stages protest outside hospital mortuary, demands action A 20-year-old patient referred from Pali to Jodhpur died in an ambulance after the oxygen supply reportedly stopped midway. Following the incident,…
IndiaAI, ICMR sign MoU to advance AI in healthcare
New Delhi- IndiaAI on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to advance healthcare outcomes through the responsible and scalable application of…
Illegal drug manufacturing racket busted in Baddi area
In a major crackdown on the illegal drug trade, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Himachal Pradesh, on Friday busted a racket involved in the illicit manufacturing and storage of narcotic…
US FDA and Telangana DCA bolster global pharma safety at second regulatory forum
Hyderabad: The collaborative landscape of international pharmaceutical oversight reached a new milestone on May 5, 2026, as the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana hosted the Second Regulatory Forum with…
Nishant as Health Minister, Bihar is all set to witness a New Dawn of Healthcare
Spiritualism n Compassion being core of his Nature, Poor Patients may Hope for Best New Delhi: ‘Nishant’ literally meaning daybreak, Bihar may well hope to see a new Dawn of…
Six Women Develop Serious Complications After C-Section
Jaipur/Kota — In a serious medical incident that has raised concerns over patient safety at government facilities, six women who underwent caesarean section deliveries at Kota’s New Medical College Hospital developed…
