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…
Excess use of High Caffeinated Energy Drinks linked to dangerous heart rhythm disorders which can cause sudden cardiac death
Pawan Kumar Bansal interviews Dr Rohit Waliya : There have been reports of sudden cardiac death after consumption of high caffeinated energy drinks. But since most of the cases did…
WHO Outlines 40 Research Priorities On AMR
Geneva : WHO has published its first global research agenda for the world’s scientists to address the most urgent human health priorities to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It outlines 40 research topics…
