Action against Snapdeal for selling medicines without licence – J P Nadda

NEW DELHI   The Maharashtra government has taken action against e-commerce giants Snapdeal, Amazon and Flipkart which were selling medicines online without valid licences, Lok Sabha was informed today. Food…

Medley Clears US FDA Audit – Says Dr.Arif Farooqui

NEW DELHI US FDA has given approval to Medley at a time when mostly pharma majors are getting rejection hugely. A big congratulation not only to Medley but to the…

CBI EXPOSES NIPER SCAM

Chandigarh The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been into the Niper scam, scanning the alleged irregularities in appointments, wrongful extension and non-reporting of theft of scientific instruments. Nine officials…

Pharma department sought 1500 crores from Budget

New Delhi With India aiming to move up the value chain and encourage “Make in India”, the Pharmaceuticals department has sought Rs 1,500 crore budgetary support from the Finance Ministry…

81 adverse drug reactions recorded at ADRMC (Hyderabad)

HYDERABAD Patients developing allergic rashes or dermatitis (skin problems) due to harmful drug reactions can now get help from the Osmania Medical College’s adverse drug reaction monitoring centre (ADRMC). The…

Cheaper essential drugs in coming year

MUMBAI New financial year with hope of good news. Prices of all essential medicines, including painkillers, anti-infectives, anti-diabetes, cardiac and antibiotics, are expected to fall by 3%. This will be…

Duties exempted on 3 drugs

New Delhi Due to public pressure , octreotide, somatropin and anti-haemophilic factor concentrate (VIII and IX) exempted from custom duties. The government had removed the custom duty on 76 life-saving…

8 New Impurities Standards & 10 New IPRS

Bengaluru 8 New Impurities Standard and 10 New Indian Pharmacopoeia Reference Substances (IPRS) are added up by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) Ghaziabad . Now a total of 49 impurities and…

Pharma Hub in India

Lucknow Before independence, the British introduced the allopathic form of medicine, changing traditional Ayurvedic practices. There was no production unit – foreign companies sold goods manufactured abroad, with exported raw…

IMPORTANCE OF MILK & MILK PRODUCT IN DAILY ROUTINE LIFE

Milk is a complex fluid in which more than 100 separate chemical compounds have been found. Its major components are water, fat, lactose, casein, whey proteins, and minerals in amounts…