Liver Infection Patient In JLN Given Expired Medicine

Nagpur4: A case of distribution of expired medicines to patients has come to light in Nagaur District Hospital (JLN) of the home district of the Medical Minister. On November 22, a…

Beware Of Fake Combiart Tablets, NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians

Lagos:  The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm about the circulation of counterfeit Combiart Dispersible Tablets (20/120mg) in Nigeria. The product, supposedly…

2 Held In Jabalpur With Rs 7.5 Lakh Worth Of Illegal Drugs

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh):  Jabalpur police arrested two suspects with illegal drugs worth Rs 7.5 lakh on Sunday. According to information, the accused were running a business of banned narcotic injections…

CBI Arrests CBN Inspector, Middleman For Taking Rs 3 Lakh Bribe In Rajasthan

Chittorgarh:  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an inspector of the Central Narcotics Bureau (CBN) of Chittorgarh and a middleman while taking bribe. A bribe of Rs 20…

Six Major Pharma Companies To Invest Rs 5,260 Crore In Telangana

Hyderabad:  Major pharmaceutical companies have promised investments to the tune of Rs 5,260 crore for setting up new units and expanding operations in the existing ones in Telangana. Representatives of…

Ensure Regular Check-Up Of De-Addiction And Psychiatric Centres: Sri Ganganagar Collector

Sri Ganganagar:  The meeting of the District Level Standing Committee of Narco Coordination Center system was held on Wednesday in the Collectorate Auditorium under the chairmanship of District Collector Dr.…

India’s First Indigenous Antibiotic ‘Nafithromycin’ For Resistant Infections Is Launched

New Delhi:  In a ground breaking step for India’s biotechnology sector, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today formally launched the first indigenous antibiotic “Nafithromycin” for resistant infections. It is only…

Stock Of Expired Veterinary Drugs Seized In Mahabubabad

Hyderabad: Officials from the Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, found illegally stocked veterinary drugs that included expired drugs, physicians’ samples, and institutional supply drugs during raids at an unlicensed premise in…

Drug Licenses Of Medical Stores In Villages Without Hospitals Will Be Cancelled

Sri Ganganagar:  The administration is working on a new plan to stop the effects of medical and synthetic drugs in Sri Ganganagar district. Now all the de-addiction centres will check…

Promethazine Hydrochloride (Phenergan) Should Not Be Given To Children Under 6: TGA

Australia: The oral antihistamine promethazine hydrochloride, sold as Phenergan and other generic brands, should not be given to children under 6 years of age. The pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis Healthcare requested…