Dr Reddy’s delays semaglutide supplies due to API issue
MUMBAI: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ plans to capitalize on the early generic semaglutide market have hit a setback after manufacturing issues delayed supplies of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug, forcing…
India Tightens Rules On Alcohol-Containing Medicines
New rules on alcohol in medicine: The Centre has brought oral medicines containing more than 12% ethyl alcohol and sold in bottles larger than 30 ml under Schedule H1 In…
One more held in spurious plasma racket; police say he supplied 12 boxes
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Rural police have arrested one more accused in the alleged spurious blood plasma racket, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven. Police said…
Wegovy, Ozempic regain weight as Indian generics fall behind
Mumbai: Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss GLP-1 drug semaglutide branded as Wegovy and Ozempic are clawing back their lost ground with steady month-on-month sales growth as the frenzy of Indian generics begins…
Drug regulator orders fresh safety labels for five common antimicrobials
The updated warnings are intended to alert doctors and patients to rare but potentially serious reactions that surfaced after the medicines entered widespread clinical use. New Delhi: India’s drug regulator…
Rajasthan recalls labour-inducing drug after quality test failure
A batch of Dinoprostone Gel, a drug commonly used to induce labour in pregnant women has failed a government quality check, prompting the state Drug Control Department to immediately halt its…
‘Made in India’ Surgical Robot SSiMantra makes Powerful Presence felt in UK
NHS fame Indian Surgeon’s Audacity of comparing SSiMantra with World’s Best was received Well UK/ India: That SSiMantra, the only ‘Made in India’, best in class surgical robot, is now…
Indian nutraceutical industry unites at NUTRAVISION @2047
The Indian nutraceutical industry came together at NUTRAVISION @2047 — Nutraceutify the Nation for Viksit Bharat, a landmark national symposium held in Mumbai on July 3, to reaffirm a unified…
Cancer drugs worth crores flown in as ‘coolant’ from Laos, customs probe flags suspected import route
HYDERABAD: A suspicious air cargo consignment from Laos, declared as ‘coolant’ but allegedly containing high-value anti-cancer drugs worth crores of rupees, has exposed what investigators believe could be a route…
KGMU urology scam: Medicines worth ₹5 lakh recovered from dismissed staffers’ lockers
The KGMU spokesperson said the inquiry committee is reconciling the recovered medicines with purchase and stock records The probe into the multi-crore medicine scam in the KGMU Urology department intensified…
