Three held for cheating SCB Hospital patients on promise of arranging blood

Cuttack: Police have busted a broker racket operating around the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and arrested three accused who allegedly cheated patients and their attendants on the…

Cancer drug makers seek 50% price hike as platinum surge hits production viability

Mumbai | Delhi: Manufacturing of cancer medicines such as carboplatin, oxaliplatin and cisplatin has become unviable due to a surge in the price of platinum, a critical component in these…

CDRI’s new research hub in Lucknow to facilitate innovation in drug discovery & development

Lucknow:  Marking 70 years of its inception, the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow launched a new and advanced research facility called Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH).…

Delhi Police busts racket diverting govt-supplied medicines for private sale; 3 held

New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted a racket in which govt-supplied medicines meant for free distribution through hospitals were being diverted for private sale.Three men — identified as Neeraj Kumar, 53,…

Centre gives custom cushion to supply strained Pharma, MedTech manufacturers

New Delhi:  In an effort to curb the incremental cost burden arising from the in West Asia, the Centre has announced customs duty exemptions on 40 petrochemical inputs, providing relief…

Delhi man arrested for running online racket selling counterfeit Ayurvedic products

Bengaluru: Tumakuru, Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a 56-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly manufacturing and selling counterfeit weight loss powder and spurious Ayurvedic products via e-commerce platforms…

Customs Duty Exemption on Petrochemicals, AiMeD welcomes but Dil ‘Mange More’

Association of Medical Device Industry reiterates Call for Temporary GST Relief on Raw Materials New Delhi: The Association of Indian Medical Devices Industry (AiMeD) extends its sincere gratitude to the…

3-month relief: Final call for 10,000 pharmacists to renew registration

At least 70,000 pharmacists are registered in Haryana; of these, about 10,000 — whose registrations expired on December 31, 2020, — have not yet renewed The Haryana State Pharmacy Council…

Marksans Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic Benzonatate capsules

Marksans Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for its generic version of Benzonatate capsules indicated for treatment of persistent cough, bronchitis,…

Greatest Defender of Consumer Rights doesn’t like Sound of Patient as ‘GRAHAK’

Must be Music to Ears of Doctors’ Community, desperate to be out of Consumer Protection Act New Delhi: In Constitution Club, it was the occasion of official launch of best…