CDSCO issues advisory on fake cancer drug; Urges doctors to be cautious
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued an alert on falsified versions of Adcetris injection that is prescribed to treat cancer. In a letter dated September 5, the drug regulator…
DCGI issues advisory against Digene Gel; raises safety concerns after Abbott’s voluntary recall
The Drugs Controller General of India has issued an advisory for patients and healthcare professionals to discontinue the use of popular antacid Digene gel due to safety concerns after drugmaker Abbott initiated a voluntary recall of…
Bengal: 2,000 Bottles Of Phensedyl Cough Syrup Seized, Three Arrested
Krishnanagar : (PTI) Around 2,000 bottles of banned cough syrup Phensedyl were seized and three people were arrested on Tuesday in West Bengal’s Nadia district which borders Bangladesh, police said. Acting…
Assam: Fake Doctor Practising For 10 Years Arrested In Guwahati
Guwahati : Guwahati Police arrested a fake doctor who had been practising for ten years in Guwahati’s Jyotikuchi area on Tuesday. According to sources, the accused Paresh Chakraborty had been treating…
DGFT Clarifies Import Of Isopropyl Alcohol In SEZ Will Not Be Subjected To Country-Wise QR
Mumbai : The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has clarified that import of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units shall not be subjected to country-wise quantitative restrictions (QR).…
4,500 Phensedyl Bottles Found In Vaidya Bati, Six Arrested
Hooghly : On Sunday, four and a half thousand bottles of banned cough syrup Phensedyl were found in a house in Vaidya Bati area of Hooghly district, causing a stir in…
840 Bottles Of Intoxicating Cough Syrup Worth Rs 1.42 Lakh Seized In Rewa
Rewa : Vicious smugglers of Rewa district have absconded by cheating the police. Police say that on the information of the informer, the car was cordoned off. In such a situation,…
Shortage Of Tuberculosis Drugs In Karnataka Affecting DOTS And DOTS Plus Treatment Centers
Bengaluru : Drug shortage is mainly affecting the government’s Directly Observed Therapy (DOTS) and DOTS Plus treatment centres. With the central government stopping the supply of two drugs — cycloserine and…
Dr. Kannan: Cancer Treatment Worth 15 Lakhs Being Treated In Only One Lakh With Generic Medicines
Silchar : Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Center (CCHRC) in the small town of Silchar in Assam is in the news today… and the reason is its director R. Ravi Kannan.…
Sonepat Court Ordered To Test Maiden Pharma’s Albendazole Samples From CDL Kolkata
Chandigarh : A Sonepat court has ordered testing of 19 samples of albendazole tablets, manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals, at the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kolkata. During a recent hearing, Sonepat Chief…
