New Drugs & Cosmetics & Medical Devices Bill runs into Stiff opposition

New Delhi : Draft New Drugs &Cosmetics &Medical Devices Bill, all set to be passed in ongoing parliament session , has met with stiff opposition. About a dozen stakeholders have…

NEWS DETAILS Legal Metrology Division Directs State Controllers To Ensure Compliance Of Rules 26 On Medical Devices

New Delhi : The Legal Metrology Division under the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution has requested the Controllers of Legal Metrology in all states and Union Territories…

US FDA Warns Two Drugmakers Including Medgel From India Over DEG, EG Testing Lapses

Maryland : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reprimanded two drugmakers — Avlon Industries based in Melrose Park, Illinois, and Medgel based in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, India — over…

Report On Honey Motivated To Malign Image Of Market Leader, Says Dabur

Ghaziabad : Dabur India Ltd. rejected the reports about the presence of cancer-causing substance in its honey and termed the claims as “motivated” and “baseless.” A high concentration of carcinogenic material…

Health Ministry sets deadline for pharma industry to implement revised Schedule M

To bring in better quality management that will help Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers grow their business nationally and internationally, the Health Ministry has given six months for small manufacturers and 12…

Phensedyl worth Rs 3 crore seized near Tripura border

Karimganj (Assam) : A large quantity of cough syrup Phensedyl has been recovered from the theft on the Assam-Tripura inter-state border in the district. The value of the seized cough…

3 held for selling fake herbal meds

Delhi Police have arrested three accused persons involved in a deceitful scheme that preyed on vulnerable families seeking herbal treatments for incurable diseases. The fraudsters were taken into custody by…

Pharma makers get a year for GMP implementation, Mandaviya warns action on defaults

In a bid to augment the good manufacturing practices (GMP) in both large and small pharmaceutical manufacturing units across the country, the Centre on August 2 said drug makers will have…

MP: 40 People Fall Ill After Consuming ‘Bhang’

Agar (Madhya Pradesh) : As many as 40 people fell ill after they consumed ‘Bhang’, distributed during Lord Mahadev’s sawari (procession). The matter was reported on Monday late in the evening…

DCGI Asks Manufacturers Not To Submit Same Batch Of Cough Syrup To More Than One Lab

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the manufacturers not to submit the same batch of cough syrup to more than one laboratory at a time,…