GSK Gets Favourable Order From Delhi HC On Alleged Overcharging Related To Ventorlin Inhaler

New Delhi: British drug major Glaxo Smithkline Pharma has won an 18-year-old battle against the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), the drug price watch dog under the Union ministry of…

BCDA Issues Notices To Med Stores On Sale Of Anti-Cold Drugs For Kids

Kolkata: Doctors in the city have cautioned parents not to buy fixed drug combinations (FDC) over the counter after the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) of India issued a…

Two held with meds worth Rs 80 lakh at IGI

New Delhi: Two international passengers were apprehended for allegedly carrying medicines worth Rs 80 lakh at IGI Airport in New Delhi, an official statement issued by the Central Industrial Security…

Gujarat Becomes First State To Issue Online Licenses Of Medicines Through Mobile App

Mumbai: As part of ushering in good governance practices in the state, Gujarat has become the first state in the country to issue online licenses to allopathic medicines through the…

CDSCO issues alert against 62 substandard drugs; Samples from Lupin, Jackson Laboratories flagged

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged 62 drug samples as they failed the quality test. The alert was issued by the drug regulator for November 2023. The drug regulator’s…

Revolutionizing Rural Sanitation: India’s Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen

New Delhi: India’s sanitation landscape is undergoing a transformative change, with the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Grameen Phase II marking a remarkable achievement: 5 lakh+ villages have been declared Open…

Inter-State drug cartel busted, 12 held with Pharma opioids

Punjab Police have busted an inter-state network of illegal opioid manufacturing and supply, arresting twelve people and recovering large quantities of drugs. The operation was conducted following the arrest of…

Assam: Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 10 Crore Seized, Five Arrested

Guwahati:  Yaba tablets worth Rs 10 crore have been seized and five people arrested in Assam’s Cachar district on Monday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a joint search operation…

Notices sent to12 firms in Himachal over quality issues

The samples of medicines manufactured in Himachal whose samples have failed include medicines and injections for the treatment of cancer, heart disease, infection, fever, vomiting, gastric, edema, cholesterol, pneumonia and…

Illegal ‘naturopathy’ clinics busted, two quacks nabbed

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The health department officials, in a joint operation with the MIDC Waluj police, busted two illegal “naturopathy” clinics in the Ranjangaon Shenpunji area on Friday and arrested two quacks, who…