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…
