Antibiotic Misuse Among 62% Of Mumbaikars Sparks AMR Warnings: Survey

Mumbai:  India has one of the highest infectious disease burdens in the world. Consumption of antibiotics is widespread and often self-regulated, which leads to a rise in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).…

1680 Onerex Cough Syrup Bottles Loaded In A Luxury Car Seized, One Arrested

Satna: Amarpatan police station has seized a huge consignment of intoxicating cough syrup on Katni-Bela National Highway. Police have also arrested a youth after seizing cough syrup and a car…

Manager Of Pharmacy College Issued Fake Diplomas; Held

Prayagraj: Pratapgarh police on Sunday arrested the manager of a pharmacy college for issuing fake degrees to students and duping them of cash worth several lakhs. Forged documents, fee receipt etc…

FSSAI Directs FBOs To Remove Claim Of 100% Fruit Juices

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a directive mandating all Food Business Operators (FBOs) to remove any claim of ‘100% fruit juices’ from the labels…

DCGI Mandates Adherence To BIS Standards For Medical Devices

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Rajeev Raghuvanshi, has mandated that medical device manufacturers and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing laboratories comply with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)…

Chandigarh News: Dibar Pharmaceutical Company Misled PGI Through Fake Letter, Case Registered – Dibar Pharmaceutical Company Misled PGI Through Fake Letter, Case Registered

Chandigarh:  A case has been registered against a pharmaceutical company for trying to mislead PGI by creating a fake letter from CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) Baddi to prove…

Kushinagar News: Truck Was Traveling From Ghaziabad To Agartala, Mystery Revealed When It Overturned

Case of codeine syrup being hidden among sugar sacks in a truck. After receiving the documents, the pharmaceutical department sent them to Ghaziabad and Agartala and started investigation. Kushinagar/Rahsu Bazaar.…

Silchar Drugs Inspector Alleges Assaulted By Doctors In SMCH; ’20 Of Them Brutally Assaulted Me’

Silchar : In a concerning incident at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Bonrai Rongmai, Inspector of Drugs employed in the Department of Drugs Control Administration, Office of the Directorate of…

Three Indian Firms Line Up To Make TB Drug Bedaquiline As Patent Expires

Mumbai : As the primary patent on Tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline expires in India and other countries on Tuesday, at least three Indian companies — Lupin, Natco and Macleods — are poised…

DCGI Raises Alarm Over Suspected Spurious Tocilizumab Injections In India

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked the State drug controllers, zonal offices of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), and the drug manufacturers in the…