22 medical stores raided in Hisar, 7 stocked dual-use drugs without records
Hisar: Police and drug control teams raided 22 medical stores across Hisar district in a crackdown on misuse of medicines as intoxicants. Seven outlets were found stocking dual-use drugs without…
Fake drug racket: Bengaluru healthcare firm owner held, SIT probes supply to hospitals, clinics
BENGALURU: Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader on Tuesday said the probe into a major interstate counterfeit drug racket has led to the arrest of the owner of a healthcare…
Max Healthcare Foundation announces fourth edition of Max Medical Scholarship Programme
Max Healthcare Foundation announced the launch of the fourth edition of its flagship Max Medical Scholarship Programme, expanding its annual intake to up to 250 new students this year, compared…
CDSCO warns against sales of unauthorised toxic cosmetics products from Pakistan
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued a warning against sales and distribution of two unauthorised cosmetics products with excessive heavy metals labelled as “Made in Pakistan.” The…
Large stock of counterfeit medicines seized from private facility in Bengaluru
Investigators suspect that low-cost rebranded medicines were purchased and sold under different brand names. Expired medicines were allegedly collected, transferred into new containers and repackaged using counterfeit labels and packaging…
Punjab’s Drugs Challenge Shifts, Other States Blamed For Pharma Smuggling
With heroin availability falling, Punjab Police claims the pattern of drug consumption and supply is changing. Pharmaceutical narcotics have now emerged as the state’s biggest drug enforcement challenge. Chandigarh: The…
Spurious drug probe: SIT raids medical store in Bengaluru, detains proprietor
Bengaluru: In a major breakthrough in the illegal pharmaceutical network operating in Karnataka, investigators from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) raided Krupa Health Care at Minerva Circle, seizing a cache…
US FDA grants orphan drug designation for Lundbeck’s investigational anti-ACTH monoclonal antibody asedebart to treat endogenous Cushing’s syndrome
Lundbeck, a biopharmaceutical company focusing exclusively on brain health, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to asedebart (Lu AG13909), Lundbeck’s novel…
Fujifilm India installs Echelon Smart MRI at Jansons Health in Erode
Fujifilm India, a leader in advanced diagnostic imaging and healthcare technology, has installed and commissioned the Fujifilm Echelon Smart MRI at Jansons Health in Erode. The installation expands access to…
Rajasthan to prepare ‘Narcotics Control Vision 2026-29’ to curb drug abuse and trafficking
Jaipur: Rajasthan will prepare a three-year ‘Narcotics Control Vision 2026-29’ to prevent drug trafficking and abuse, Chief Secretary Shri V. Srinivas said on Thursday while reviewing the State’s anti-narcotics strategy…
