Stents to syringes: Serious harm reports surge, but makers remain unnamed
NPPA Revises Retail and Ceiling Prices of 35 Drug Formulations; Fixes Prices of 34 New Drugs, Cholecalciferol, Oxaliplatin and Sun Pharma’s Diclofenac Gel
ED attaches assets, freezes bank account in counterfeit medicines racket; searches five premises in Bengaluru
Hyderabad Startup Working On Personalised Cancer Vaccine: What It Means For Cancer Treatment
Medicines that cure Us are making Our Environment Sick
ZEN- G packs a punch in Organ Donation as Over 500 Students pledge Organs
PGIMS recalls drug amid probe into deaths
NPPA list brings little relief: No price cut for 25% cancer drugs
Centre Mandates Minimum One-Year Shelf Life For Imported Drugs
For Aakash Healthcare, Community People are Apples of its EyesShilpa Medicare gets USFDA nod for cancer treatment injection
NEW DELHI: Shilpa Medicare Tuesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator for Irinotecan HCL injection, used for treatment of certain kind of cancers. The company has…
Govt to give preference to domestically produced drugs for public procurement
New Delhi: The government Tuesday said preference for public procurement programmes in the pharma sector will be given to domestically produced drugs with minimum of 75 per cent local content…
Aurobindo Pharma USA recalls 80 lots of blood pressure drug from America
NEW DELHI: Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc is recalling 80 lots of tablets used for treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure from the American market due to presence of…
Cialis vs Viagra: What you Need to Know
Cialis (Tadalafil) and Viagra (Sildenafil) are Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors used for the treatment of impotence (erectile dysfunction, or ED). Adcirca is just another name of tadalafil (used to treat Pulmonary…
Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod to market acne drug
New Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila Saturday said it has received final nod from the US health regulator to market Clindamycin Phosphate and Benzoyl Peroxide gel, used in the treatment…
Haffkine supply fails to help GMCH tide over drug crisis
AURANGABAD: The procurement of medicines from Haffkine bio-pharmaceutical corporation has still not helped Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) tide over its drug shortage as the latter still has to…
After J&J, baby products by two other cos now under regulatory scanner
NEW DELHI: After Johnson & Johnson, other brands of infant care products including Himalaya and Chicco have come under the regulatory scanner. The drug regulator has picked up over 200…
Delhi youths hooked to new forms of marijuana
NEW DELHI: City youths have started consuming the latest forms of marijuana — Weed Wax and Shatter — which are a rage among teenagers in Western countries. And the youths…
Pharma exports from region up by over 60%
INDORE: Pharmaceutical exports from the region have registered a growth of over 60 per cent this year as against the previous year led by higher orders and up-gradation in firms.…
No Crosspathy in Maharashtra allowed by the Maharashtra Medical Council
The final decision has been made by the Maharashtra Medical Council and banned rampant prescription of allopathy drugs by doctors of other branches except for allopathic ones. Doctors from other…