49 Cartons Of Cough Syrup Seized From Parcel Vehicle
Araria: Mahalgaon police station has recovered 49 cartons of narcotic cough syrup from a vehicle labelled ‘Postal Parcel’. Police have also arrested the driver Chintu Prasad, son of Lakhan Yadav,…
Electro-Homeopathy Practioner Held For Running Clinic Sans Valid Documents
Pune: The Warje police on Wednesday arrested an electro-homeopathy and naturopathy practitioner on charges of running a clinic since 2002 without any registration and valid qualification. The man was identified…
FDA Action Against Three Drug Firms For Violations
PUNE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pune division, has acted against three drug stores for violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. The action was…
DCGI Wants Qualified Medical Device Testing Officers
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is planning to list the qualification criteria for medical device testing officers. At present, no qualification is needed, with mostly drugs…
More FDCs May Be Banned; Experts Found That Many Lack Therapeutic Justification
New Delhi: The government is likely to ban more fixed dose combinations (FDCs) this month as the expert committee has found that they lack therapeutic justification, people in the know…
‘Examinee is better than Examiner’ Moment for MedTech Man Dr Jitendra Sharma
New Delhi: For AMTZ fame Dr Jitendra Sharma, famously known as MedTech Man of India, it was a veritable ‘examinee is better than examiner’ moment when Dr V K Paul,…
Govt Waives Testing Of Cough Syrups For Export To Key Markets
New Delhi: The government has waived off the requirement of mandatory testing of cough syrups in case manufacturers are exporting it to USA, UK, Canada, EU, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Republic…
Mumbai Police Arrest Prime Accused In Rs 81 Lakh Fraud At Pune’s BJ Medical College
Mumbai: Borivali police have arrested the prime accused, Anil Ramchandra Tambat, in a case involving a scam worth approximately Rs 81 lakh related to MD course admissions at Pune’s BJ…
Second Study Finds Cancer Risk In Proactiv, Clearasil And Other Acne Creams
NEW YORK: A new analysis of acne creams and cleansers found dozens, including popular products such as Proactiv and Clearasil, contain high levels of a chemical linked to cancer. The findings…
Drug Capsules Being Sold As Blue Ford, Green Parrot And John Deere Will Be Banned
Sri Ganganagar: Pregabalin and Tapentadol salts, which are being misused as drugs in Sriganganagar, Anupgarh and Hanumangarh districts, are going to be included in the NDPS Act. The Rajasthan government…
