Lupin Diagnostics eyes 100 labs in five years

Lupin Diagnostics Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lupin Ltd., has drawn up plans to more than double the number of its laboratories and increase collection centres by threefold across…

Quack gets rigorous imprisonment after woman he ‘treated’ dies in Puducherry

PUDUCHERRY: A Puducherry court sentenced a quack to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after a woman patient he ‘treated’ died in the Union territory. Third additional district judge M Elavarasan also sentenced the quack, identified as Jothi,…

Survey Finds Lack Of Action On Falsified Medical Devices

Strasbourg:  A survey of Council of Europe countries has found plenty of evidence for falsification of medical device products, but also that investigations and prosecutions are few and far between.…

Over 1,200 Bottles Of Cough Syrup Seized By Excise Dept In Joda, 2 Arrested

Keonjhar: Excise Department officials during a raid on Wednesday seized over 1,200 bottles of banned cough syrup from a house in the Dimu hutting area under Joda police limits in Keonjhar…

Indian Immunologicals launches its Measles and Rubella Vaccine

Indian Immunologicals Celebrates 25 Years of Human Biologicals Institute and launches its Measles and Rubella Vaccine. This live attenuated MR vaccine has been developed by IIL in an exclusive partnership…

Woman’s Eyes Removed During Autopsy In Budaun, Two Doctors Booked

Budaun:  A case was registered against two doctors of a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district who performed post-mortem on the body of a woman whose eyes were found…

Navi Mumbai: State Excise Seizes 28,000 Litres Of Illicit Ethanol Misdeclared As Lab Chemicals

Navi Mumbai: The state excise department busted an illicit racket of imported ethanol misdeclared as lab chemicals evading customs levies and state taxes and seized 28,000 litres of pure potable…

ASCI Upholds Complaint Against Patanjali Ayurved

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has directed Patanjali Ayurved Limited to withdraw or modify misleading drug promotions in the state. The ASCI issued the directive based on the…

Forcing Patient To Buy Medicine From In-House Pharmacy, Charging More Than MRP: TN Hospital, Doctor Slapped Compensation

Madurai:  Holding a Tirunelveli-based hospital and its attending doctor guilty of unfair trade practices and services deficiencies, the Circuit Bench of the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in…

India Exported Rs. 2,425 Crore Of Ayurveda And Herbal Products From April To Sept 2023

New Delhi: India has exported around Rs. 2,425 crore worth of Ayurveda and herbal products while imported around Rs. 285 crore worth of products in this category during the first six…