No cough syrups without a doctor’s prescription – New rules announced

The move comes months after at least 22 children died in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district after consuming contaminated cough syrups. Lozenges and pills, however, continue to be OTC The Union…

CSIR-IIIM launches two-month certificate course On cGMP-compliant herbal drug manufacturing

Jammu:  In a major step towards strengthening industry-oriented pharmaceutical education and creating skilled manpower in herbal drug manufacturing, CSIR–Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, through its Technology Business Incubator…

Two nurses at AIIMS Bhopal booked for giving wrong injection to child cancer patient that caused his death

The nurses have been booked under BNS Sections 106 and 286 at the Bagsewania police station. While Ms. Sharma allegedly administered the wrong injection, Ms. Gujarati had left the toxic…

Telangana DCA unearths Rs 70.56-lakh excipient label-tampering scam

Telangana: In a major enforcement action targeting the pharmaceutical supply chain, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in Telangana has busted a sophisticated racket involving the illegal label-tampering and misrepresentation of…

‘Did patients come dancing?’ – Rajasthan minister’s remarks about kidney failure case spark row

On Thursday, Congress workers held protests against the “degrading medical conditions of Rajasthan” and attempted to enter the hospital premises. Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar’s remarks about women diagnosed…

Price cap on 2 key cancer drugs increased by 50%

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over shortages of two critical cancer medicines, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has approved a 50% hike in ceiling prices of Carboplatin and Cisplatin injections, citing escalating…

Hospitals can’t force patients to buy medicines from their pharmacies: Maha FDA

Mumbai: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Friday issued a directive to hospitals and nursing homes across the state to not make it binding on patients and their…

IIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop portable device for accurate arsenic detection

Bhubaneswar: Researchers from the Sensors and Spectroscopy Research Group, School of Electrical and Computer Sciences (SECS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, led by Dr. Sayan Dey, have made significant…

Bribe of Rs 3 crore: Delhi Police inspector held, senior public servant under CBI scanner

CBI has said the Delhi Police inspector accepted the first instalment of a larger payoff from the key accused in the Rs 5,000-crore counterfeit medicine racket. The Central Bureau of…

No raids till further orders: Maharashtra tells Bombay HC in Patanjali labelling case

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that it will not carry out raids and a confiscation drive against ayurvedic products over allegedly misleading ‘indication’ labels until…