NCB Unearths Drug Racket, 2 Female Boxers Among Four Held

BENGALURU : The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Bengaluru zonal unit, has busted an international drug syndicate, which reportedly involves two young practising female boxers in the city. They, along with two…

Indian drugmakers may benefit as EU mulls easier access to generics

The European Commission wants to make it easier for patients to access cheaper, generic medicines, a draft EU document seen by Reuters shows, in a move that could cut the…

Sleeping over Mild COVID Symptoms may prove Costly for Many

New Delhi: The warning comes from Sir Ganga Ram hospital- never ever ignore seemingly innocuous COVID systems doing which may land you in serious situation. In some those symptoms may…

Govt Job for Pharmacist at SVSU

SVSU will focus on meeting the skill demands of the State in the current and emerging areas of various sectors such as manufacturing, automobile, IT, healthcare, construction, banking & finance,…

Govt to amend D&C Rules to specify batch number on final container

Union health ministry is planning to amend Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C) Rules to specify batch number on separate final container label of trade pack (final packed unit) for vaccines containing multi-components. The amendment is…

Haryana Police Seize 74,000 Tablets Of Prohibited Drugs In Karnal

CHANDIGARH : Haryana Police have seized 74,400 tablets of prohibited drugs in Karnal district. Police have also arrested three persons in this connection.While one accused was held with 1500 tablets/capsules, the…

Health Ministry To Merge PLIM And HPL With PCIM&H For Standardization Of ASU&H Drugs

Mumbai : The Union health ministry will soon merge the Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM) and the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (HPL) with the Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine and…

Govt May Get Oxford Shots In Jan-Feb, At 50% Of MRP

New Delhi : India is likely to get the first lot of anti-Covid shots in late January-early February which will allow some frontline workers like doctors, nurses and municipal staff to…

Covid will soon be past episode of 21st century: Harsh Vardhan

NEW DELHI: The rapidness at which coronavirus vaccines are being developed will have a significant effect on new technologies that will help in faster drug discoveries, lowering the cost and making it…

WHO Removes Remdesivir From List of COVID-19 Medicines

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that it has suspended Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir, which was touted as COVID-19 treatment, from its prequalification list—- an official list…