SC NOTICE TO CENTRE AND CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE ON INFANTS DEATH BY DIARRHOEA; CAUSED BY ROTAVAC VACCINE
New Delhi – Supreme Court issued a notice on Tuesday to Centre and CMC, Vellore on a PIL demanding complete information on clinical trial results of Rotavac, an anti-diarrhoeal vaccine…
1.7 LAKH BOTTLES OF TABLETS RECALLED BY LUPIN & DR. REDDY’S
New Delhi – Drug majors Lupin and Dr. Reddy’s are recalling over 1.7 lakh bottles of two different tablets, used in the treatment of blood pressure and acidity, in the…
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VITAMINS
New studies and claims about vitamins are published daily, and many seem to contradict each other. What does an average consumer really need to know about vitamins? “The fairly simple…
E-CIGS MAY DAMAGE CELLS IN MOUTH
Many people think electronic cigarettes are a safer alternative to tobacco cigarettes, but a new study suggests that’s not the case. In laboratory experiments on cultured cells, researchers from the…
Doctor arrested because of ignorance
KOTTAYAM – The police have arrested Sr. Jessy M. Antony, gynaecologist at the SH Medical Centre, in Kottayam town for medical negligence under IPC Section 336 (endangering life or personal safety…
ICMR releases quality standards of Indian medicinal plants
Bengaluru – The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released the Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Volume 14. Its Medicinal Plants Division has provided adequate scientific information that can…
Cataract surgery resulted in blindness
Hyderabad – Seven patients at the government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital (SDEH) in city have suffered complete loss of vision in one eye after undergoing a botched-up cataract surgery .…
CHICAGO SAYS PFIZER AGREES TO DISCLOSE RISKS OF OPIOIDS
The city of Chicago says it has reached an agreement with Pfizer committing the drugmaker to disclosing the risks of addiction in its marketing of prescription opioid painkillers. Chicago is suing…
UPSC DECLARED INTERVIEW DATES FOR DRUG INSPECTOR POSTS
New Delhi – UPSC has declared the interview schedule and list for recruitment to the posts of Drug Inspector . Candidates who have applied for the posts can check the details…
CDSCO BIRD EYE VIGILANCE ON PHARMA MANUFACTURERS, GOOD OR BAD
New Delhi – India is fastest growing economy in the world and trend setter in all front in global arena but CDSCO is follower of US FDA, UKMHRA and other…

WHO seeks details from India over oxytocin-linked deaths; licences of manufacturer cancelled
DDA seizes suspected counterfeit asthma medicine in nationwide crackdown
HP HC quashes CDSCO complaints against pharma firms over jurisdictional and procedural lapses
Eli Lilly launches cancer drug Tanstrive in India
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital excels in Medical Research among Private Hospitals
Centre eases BIS quality compliance with new risk-based framework for manufacturers
SS Innovations International aces Race beating Global Giants in Surgical Robotics
‘SHE’ comes all the Way from Calcutta to Delhi to Care for Women’s Fertility
India curbs supply of IVF consumables to unregistered clinics
Maha FDA seizes counterfeit skincare products; FIR registered