Quality Flaw in ‘Lactulose Solution’ Halts Supply Under Rajasthan’s Free Medicine Scheme
Jaipur– In a fresh blow to Rajasthan’s Chief Minister’s Free Medicine Scheme, authorities have suspended supplies of Lactulose Solution—a commonly prescribed stomach cleansing drug—after a suspicious membrane-like substance was discovered in…
DEG Confirmed in Relife and Respifresh Cough Syrup in MP
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh food and drugs administration (MPFDA) Monday flagged two additional cough syrups, apart from the previously reported Coldrif, as “unsafe” after laboratory analysis revealed dangerously high levels of…
Cough syrup deaths: IMA slams MP doctor’s arrest, says onus on manufacturers and authorities
NEW DELHI: The arrest of a doctor over the death of 14 children from contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh has ignited nationwide outrage from the medical fraternity. The Indian…
Kerala govt forms committee to submit report on pediatric cough syrups
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government constituted a committee to submit a report on the management of pediatric cough syrups following the death of at least 14 children after consumption of Coldrif syrup…
Cross-border arms, drug smuggling module busted in Amritsar; 2 held
The Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan with the arrest of two of its operatives and recovered 2.5 kg…
Sex stamina pills racked busted: Over 4,000 across India duped by fake medicines; 9 arrested
RAJKOT: At least 4,000 men and women across India looking to bolster their sexual performance were fleeced with spurious medicines sold online by a gang from Rajkot whose members posed…
Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Prescribed Deadly Cough Syrup To Children Arrested
The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the Coldrif syrup. Bhopal: The doctor in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara who prescribed Coldrif syrup to children has…
Fzr drug deaths report blames pre-existing health conditions
Ferozepur: Following the deaths of four young men due to drugs in Lakho Ke Behram village, Ferozepur deputy commissioner Deepshikha Sharma said during a press conference at the district administrative…
Blood Bank theft at AIIMS Bhopal; 1 booked
Bhopal: In a shocking incident, multiple units of blood and plasma were reported stolen from the blood bank of the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhopal, police said…
Lupin launches blood sugar control injection in US
Mumbai-based pharma company Lupin Ltd has launched Liraglutide injection to help control blood sugar in the United States. The injection, available in an 18 mg/3 mL single-patient prefilled pen, is used along…
