Sale of fake obesity drugs driven by high prices, weight-loss desire prompts health concern
CDSCO Has Approved 3 Drugs For Weight Management: Govt To Rajya Sabha
No spurious drugs were detected in the state during the 2024–25 financial year and so far in 2025–26: CM Manik Saha in Assembly
Chirag Paswan says India working with global bodies on nutraceutical regulations
Peanut Stuck in the Airway of a Child ended up as Emergency
Raj HC quashes license cancellation of medical agency for RGHS irregularities
Aakash Healthcare registers 72 % Rise in Vaccination Volumes Post- Covid
Officials’ Apathy Allows Quackery To Flourish: Delhi’s ‘Salman Bhai’ Runs Paid ‘Herbal Cure’ Camp For Incurable Alopecia In Mughalsarai
Department Of Commerce Organizes Chintan Shivir To Strengthen India’s Medical Devices Export Ecosystem
Domestic MedTech gets shot in the arm with First Fund launched
FDA Action Against Three Drug Firms For Violations
PUNE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pune division, has acted against three drug stores for violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. The action was…
DCGI Wants Qualified Medical Device Testing Officers
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is planning to list the qualification criteria for medical device testing officers. At present, no qualification is needed, with mostly drugs…
More FDCs May Be Banned; Experts Found That Many Lack Therapeutic Justification
New Delhi: The government is likely to ban more fixed dose combinations (FDCs) this month as the expert committee has found that they lack therapeutic justification, people in the know…
‘Examinee is better than Examiner’ Moment for MedTech Man Dr Jitendra Sharma
New Delhi: For AMTZ fame Dr Jitendra Sharma, famously known as MedTech Man of India, it was a veritable ‘examinee is better than examiner’ moment when Dr V K Paul,…
Govt Waives Testing Of Cough Syrups For Export To Key Markets
New Delhi: The government has waived off the requirement of mandatory testing of cough syrups in case manufacturers are exporting it to USA, UK, Canada, EU, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Republic…
Mumbai Police Arrest Prime Accused In Rs 81 Lakh Fraud At Pune’s BJ Medical College
Mumbai: Borivali police have arrested the prime accused, Anil Ramchandra Tambat, in a case involving a scam worth approximately Rs 81 lakh related to MD course admissions at Pune’s BJ…
Second Study Finds Cancer Risk In Proactiv, Clearasil And Other Acne Creams
NEW YORK: A new analysis of acne creams and cleansers found dozens, including popular products such as Proactiv and Clearasil, contain high levels of a chemical linked to cancer. The findings…
Drug Capsules Being Sold As Blue Ford, Green Parrot And John Deere Will Be Banned
Sri Ganganagar: Pregabalin and Tapentadol salts, which are being misused as drugs in Sriganganagar, Anupgarh and Hanumangarh districts, are going to be included in the NDPS Act. The Rajasthan government…
Sustained Rise In Antimicrobial Resistance In India: ICMR Study
New Delhi: Two topmost pathogens responsible for causing bloodstream infections (BSIs), the most common hospital-acquired infection, have been found to be resistant to the antibiotic imipenem among ICU patients, an…
‘Bhang Golis’ In Telangana Paan Shops
HYDERABAD: A loophole in laws and their odourless state are helping peddlers flood Telangana ‘paan’ shops with ‘ganja chocolates’, dubbed ‘bhang golis’ by state excise officials. However, the excise department…
