NPPA fixes ceiling price of two formulations, retail prices of 51 new drugs

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling price of two anticoagulant formulations and the retail price of 51 new drugs after considering representations on the price fixation…

500 Companies Show Interest In Hyderabad Pharma City

Hyderabad : The Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC), the flagship pharma park being developed by the Telangana Government, has been drawing enthusiastic response from the industry. “So far, about 500 pharma and…

New certification scheme launched to ensure responsible antibiotic manufacturing in India

A new certification scheme to promote responsible antibiotics manufacturing was launched in India on June 26, 2023, by British Standards Institute (BSI) and AMR Industry Alliance.  AMR Industry Alliance, one of the largest…

Indian Firm Used Toxic Industrial-Grade Ingredient In Syrup – Sources

NEW DELHI (Reuters) The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than the legitimate pharmaceutical version, two sources with…

UP FDA Orders Inspection At Pharmacy Outlets Run Under PMBJP Scheme

Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh’s health regulatory agency has ordered an inspection at all pharmacy outlets run under the central government’s affordable medicine scheme, Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), News18…

NCB Seizes 2,000 MDMA Tablets, Arrests African National

Mumbai : The Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized nearly 2,000 MDMA tablets worth around Rs 1 crore from a parcel consignment from Foreign Post Office (FPO) and arrested an African…

NCDRC Imposes Rs 1.3 Cr Fine On Hospital For ‘Mix-Up In Semen Samples’ During IVF

New Delhi : In a case of alleged sample mix-up during an IVF procedure, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has fined a West Delhi hospital an amount worth Rs…

Licence Of Private Hospital In UP Suspended After 2.5-Year-Old ‘Circumcised’

Bareilly : The licence of a private hospital here has been suspended over allegations it circumcised a two-and-a-half-year-old child admitted there for a tongue surgery, officials said Monday. The health…

Mulling To Divest 2 Pharma Units: Mansukh Mandaviya

Mumbai : “The Indian pharma industry should strive to maintain the reputation of India as the ‘Pharmacy of the World’ which was established during the Covid-19 crisis” said Union Minister for…

2 Syrup Exported By Maiden Before Product Permission

Hisar : An investigation into the death of 66 children in the Gambia from the cough syrup of Kundli-based Maiden Pharmaceutical Ltd in Sonepat district has revealed that the company had…