Semaglutide generics ‘stimulating’ Obesity market growth, says Eli Lilly’s Patrik Jonsson

New Delhi: The entry of semaglutide generics in India is ‘stimulating’ market growth and providing a favourable push to Eli Lilly’s blockbuster brand Mounjaro (tirzepatide), said Patrik Jonsson, Executive Vice…

Pak-made illegal cosmetics recovered from Itwari shop

Nagpur: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nagpur Division, raided a cosmetics firm in Itwari market and seized Pakistan-origin beauty products suspected to have harmful mercury and steroids last week. The…

Licences of 20 medical stores suspended after inspections

Drug Control Department inspects 120 medical stores; 32 NDPS cases and 63 arrests recorded in 2026 so far The district administration has intensified action against illegal drug sale and distribution,…

Bain Capital sells nearly 1 pc stake in Emcure Pharma for Rs 289 crore

NEW DELHI: Global investment firm Bain Capital has divested nearly a 1 per cent stake in Emcure Pharmaceuticals for over Rs 289 crore through open market transactions, according to the…

Sun Pharma to acquire U.S. firm Organon in $11.75 billion deal

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire all outstanding shares of Organon for $14.00 per share in an…

HP accounts for 47 inferior drugs in March alert

Kullu: In an alert issued for the month of March, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has declared a total of 141 drugs to be of substandard quality. Out…

Civil society group SAM calls for greater transparency involving clinical trials

The group had approached the Supreme Court, raising concerns on clinical trials in a Public Interest Litigation in 2012 Civil society group Swasthya Adhikar Manch (SAM) has called for greater…

Different packaging, typos expose fake Mounjaro racket

Gurugram: Colour dissimilarity to typographical errors… conspicuous differences in the packaging of counterfeit Mounjaro injections led the Drugs Control Office to crack down on the illicit sale and production of…

To Eat or not to Eat, if this Dilemma is ‘Eating’ you, ‘Eat’ this Book

New ‘Bible’ of Nearly ‘Ideal’ Eating hit stands to become Instant Best Seller New Delhi: You are a veritable Hamlet when it comes to the question, to eat or not…

NCB Hyderabad raids illegal lab, seizes 69 kg of Alprazolam worth Rs 17.4 crore

The officials identified the substance as Alprazolam manufactured illegally at the lab. HYDERABAD: In one of the largest such seizures in recent times, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Hyderabad, raided…