Indian-made cold syrup sent to Iraq contains poison, test shows
A cold medication made in India and sold in Iraq is tainted with toxic chemicals, a test commissioned by Bloomberg News shows, the latest in a series of alarming revelations about syrup medicines used by children…
Domestic Medical Device Makers cry foul @ FICCI’s ‘Un-Make in India’ Intent
New Delhi: FICCI is at it again trying to frustrate PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ ambition in medical device sector. The official memorandum permitting the import of pre-owned medical devices…
Fake British cough syrup linked to Cameroon child deaths was made in India, officials say
A brand of cough syrup linked to several deaths among children in Cameroon was manufactured within India, drug officials have confirmed, in what is the latest controversy to engulf the…
307 died of rabies in India last yr, max 48 in Del: Data tabled in Parl
Agra: In 2022, 307 persons died due to rabies in India. Delhi reported the maximum cases — 48 — followed by West Bengal (38) and 29 deaths each in Maharashtra, Karnataka and…
Doctor in Uttar Pradesh removes uterus instead of gall bladder
VARANASI: Usha Maurya, now 26, was beginning to dread that sharp twinge of pain in her abdominal region that had bothered her for some time. A resident of Bela village in Varanasi’s…
Indian pharma industry headwinds in remission: ICRA
New Delhi: ICRA expects the revenues of the sample set of 25 Indian pharmaceutical companies (which account for ~60 per cent of the overall Indian pharmaceutical industry) to grow by 7-9 per…
Wonder drug-capsule may one day replace insulin injection for diabetics
Co-lead researcher Professor Charlotte Conn, a biophysical chemist from RMIT University, said protein drugs had proven challenging to deliver orally as the drug degrade very quickly in the stomach –…

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FDA seizes food stock worth Rs 63.45 crore, suspends 954 licences in two months
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