Domestic Medical Device Makers cry foul @ FICCI’s ‘Un-Make in India’ Intent
New Delhi: FICCI is at it again trying to frustrate PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ ambition in medical device sector. The official memorandum permitting the import of pre-owned medical devices…
Fake British cough syrup linked to Cameroon child deaths was made in India, officials say
A brand of cough syrup linked to several deaths among children in Cameroon was manufactured within India, drug officials have confirmed, in what is the latest controversy to engulf the…
307 died of rabies in India last yr, max 48 in Del: Data tabled in Parl
Agra: In 2022, 307 persons died due to rabies in India. Delhi reported the maximum cases — 48 — followed by West Bengal (38) and 29 deaths each in Maharashtra, Karnataka and…
Doctor in Uttar Pradesh removes uterus instead of gall bladder
VARANASI: Usha Maurya, now 26, was beginning to dread that sharp twinge of pain in her abdominal region that had bothered her for some time. A resident of Bela village in Varanasi’s…
Indian pharma industry headwinds in remission: ICRA
New Delhi: ICRA expects the revenues of the sample set of 25 Indian pharmaceutical companies (which account for ~60 per cent of the overall Indian pharmaceutical industry) to grow by 7-9 per…
Wonder drug-capsule may one day replace insulin injection for diabetics
Co-lead researcher Professor Charlotte Conn, a biophysical chemist from RMIT University, said protein drugs had proven challenging to deliver orally as the drug degrade very quickly in the stomach –…
India Pharma Exports Surging Despite Cough Syrup Deaths: Trade Body
NEW DELHI : India’s pharmaceutical exports this fiscal year are set to grow nearly twice as fast as last year to hit sales of $27 billion, driven by strong U.S. buying,…
Ceiling Prices Of 915 Formulations Fixed: Govt
New Delhi : The government on Tuesday said that till July 17, ceiling prices have been fixed for 915 scheduled formulations. Out of the total, ceiling prices of 691 formulations have…
Govt Suspends QP Pharma And 2 Others’ Licences Over Tainted Cough Syrup
New Delhi : India has suspended a drugmaker’s manufacturing licence after the World Health Organization flagged contamination in its cough syrups found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia in April, the…
India produces over 60,000 generic drugs, highlights MoS Bhagwant Khuba
India‘s pharmaceuticals industry is the third largest by volume and the 13th largest by value in the world producing more than 60,000 generic drugs across 60 therapeutic categories, stated Minister of State (MoS) for…
