IT Teams Raid Pharma And Resort Unit

Solan : A team of Income Tax (IT) sleuths yesterday raided a resort near Kandaghat in Solan district and a pharmaceutical unit at Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district. The IT team…

Drug Manufacturer Can’t Be Held Liable For Not Meeting Standards, Notified After Date Of Manufacture: Bombay HC

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court recently held that the manufacturer of a drug cannot be prosecuted for manufacturing drugs which do not fulfil such standards that were notified by the…

Assam: Drugs Worth Rs 10 Crores Seized By Police

Guwahati : Continuing the war on drugs, the Assam Police, on April 11, seized a large number of contraband drugs worth Rs 10 crore and arrested two persons in the…

Health Supplements Under Maha FDA Scanner

Mumbai : Following the directions of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started a special enforcement drive to check the…

Banned Cough Syrup Worth 13 Lakhs Brought From Pickup Seized

Hardoi : Sandi police have recovered 6300 bottles of a banned drug named Phensedyl from the pickup. It was being illegally brought in a pickup. Its price in the market…

Gujarat FDCA Cancels Licenses Of 6 Pharma Companies Based On Risk-Based Inspections

Mumbai : The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has cancelled 15 product licenses of 6 pharma companies based on risk-based inspections. Most of these companies are based out of…

3 Of Family, Including Minors, Held For Supplying Narcotic

Mumbai : The Shivaji Nagar police have arrested a man and detained two minors – all from a family – for their alleged involvement in procuring and supplying codeine phosphate, a…

Patients Launch Legal Action Against AstraZeneca Over Its Covid-19 Vaccine

London : Dozens of patients and families are launching legal action against AstraZeneca over a rare side effect of its covid-19 vaccine. Lawyers have sent the company pre-action protocol letters, the…

Surge In Viral Infections Pushes Up Pharma Sales

Mumbai : India’s pharmaceutical market grew by 11% year-on-year in the fourth quarter ended March, FY23, driven mainly by strong sales of anti-infective and pain medications as viral infections surged, according…

NPPA Refers Industry Representation On 50% Price Cut On Patented Components To MDC

New Delhi : The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has deferred fixing price of various anti-diabetic drug formulations with components which went off-patent of late, in a recent meeting, and referred…