DCGI Warns Of Stringent Action For Quality Lapses As International Community Started Doubting Indian Drugs

Chennai : Hailing the stellar performance of the Indian pharmaceutical industry on one side but raising quality concerns on the other in the wake of quality alerts issued by WHO on…

TS Pharma Firm Penalised Rs 45 Lakh For Pollution

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has imposed an environmental compensation penalty of Rs 45 lakh on Brundavan Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company, for violating environmental regulations. The pharmaceutical…

Exports Of Medical Devices Grew 16 Per Cent In 2022-23: AiMeD

New Delhi : India’s exports of medical devices has registered a 16.15 per cent growth during the fiscal year 2022-23 at Rs. 27,818 crore as compared to the Rs. 23,950 crore…

Adulterated Sanitizers: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused

Chandigarh : The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to two persons who are alleged to have been involved in manufacturing, sale and distributing hand…

Consumer Activists cut short Attempts to take Shortcut for Marketing Medicines

New Delhi: Renowned consumer activists have caught Biosimilar Makers candid. The makers of this genre of medicines are batting for relaxation of conditions for marketing approval. The activists have said…

Govt stops production of drugs at 31 firms over quality norms

New Delhi: The Centre has stopped production of drugs at 31 firms and cancelled or suspended the product licenses of 50 firms on finding non-adherence to quality control norms. In…

Govt to bring recruitment rules for appointment of MD inspectors to implement new MD regime from October 1

The Union health ministry will bring recruitment rules for the appointment of medical device inspectors as the country is on its course to implement the new medical device (MD) regulations,…

Import Of Cancer Drug For Personal Use Exempted From GST, Council Reduces Tax On Food Served In Cinema Halls

The GST council in its 50th meeting decided to reduce tax rates on the cancer drug Dinutuximab and Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) used in the treatment of rare…

Poisoned Cough Syrup Traced To India Reveals Lapses In Regulation

New Delhi : Ebrima Sagnia was frantic as he carried his son through the doors of a hospital one evening last September. A few days earlier, Lamin had been a rambunctious…

Centralised Procurement System To Be Set Up At AIIMS Delhi

New Delhi : The AIIMS here will establish a centralised procurement system to streamline the procurement process and promote uniformity and transparency. At present, a decentralised procurement system exists wherein various…