ICMR To Build Algorithms For Antibiotic Use In Common Illnesses To Curb Misuse

New Delhi: India’s apex bio-medical research agency, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is working to develop the country’s first ever set of guidelines on the empirical use of…

Karnataka DC Launches Real-Time Database For Tapentadol Stocks To Curb Misuse

Bengaluru: The database enables enforcement officers, who must update the portal after collecting stock data from drug distributors every day, tally the demand and supply numbers between wholesalers and retailers…

NCB Seizes Large Quantity Of Narcotics, 4 Arrested

JAMMU: In a significant crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Jammu Zonal Unit has seized a large quantity of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in two separate operations. The seizures have…

Govt Mulls Over New Category For Advanced Coronary Stents, Ceiling Price Increase To Attract Manufacturers

New Delhi: The government is mulling creating a separate category for advanced coronary stents and raising the price ceiling to woo stent makers who have shelved plans to launch their next…

Expired Food Items, Cosmetics Worth Rs 1.25 Crore Seized In Thane District

Thane:  Police have seized expired food items, cosmetics and other products worth more than Rs 1.25 crore during a raid in Bhiwandi in the district, an official said on Tuesday.…

DCA Seizes Physician’s Samples, Expired Drugs Worth Rs 55,000

Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, raided the retail outlet Kandar Medicals on the premises of Kandar Diabetic Centre in Tarnaka, Secunderabad, and seized physician’s samples and expired drugs…

In Odisha, Shop Supplying Duplicate Medicines To Chhattisgarh Raided

BALANGIR: A joint team of Titlagarh and Chhattisgarh police raided a medicine shop in Bolangir district late last night for allegedly selling duplicate medicines. The crackdown from the police came…

Drug Inspector Arrested In Bribery Sting

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Drug Inspector Mahesh Bakshi of the Food and Drugs Department, Vastrapur, for allegedly demanding Rs 8,000 from a medical store owner. Bakshi threatened to…

Mumbai: Security Guard Duped Of Rs 1.6 Lakh With Quick Kidney Cure

Mumbai: Sanjay Sawant, a 56-year-old security guard from Currey Road, fell victim to a fraudulent scheme involving a supposed ayurvedic cure for his kidney failure. Diagnosed in 2021, Sawant had been…

Deadly Drug Combo Injected In Veins, 5 Held From Hyderabad Flat

HYDERABAD: In an alarming trend, several drug addicts in the city have turned to chemicals like the liquid form of Nitravet, a type of sedative, after failing to get the desired…