Pharma Companies Ask Govt To Exempt Cheap Drugs From Price Control

Mumbai : The pharmaceutical industry has sought an exemption from ceiling price for all low-priced formulations up to Rs 5 per unit. In a meeting held on Tuesday, the sector…

FSSAI Working On Nutraceuticals Standards

New Delhi : India may soon have mandatory standards for nutritional supplements since the Food Safety Standards Authority of India is working on benchmarks, even as demand for nutraceuticals increases rapidly…

India’s Pharma Exports Cross ₹ 2,08,231 Crore For FY 2022-23

Hyderabad : India’s pharmaceutical exports have maintained their upward trend, reaching $25.3 billion, roughly ₹ 2,08,231 crore, for the financial year 2022-23 despite setbacks. according to data from the Pharmaceuticals…

OT Assistant Black Marketing Anti Rabies Injection In 5 States, Arrested By Haryana Police

Muzaffarpur : The anti-rabies immunoglobulin injection given after third degree bite was being black-marketed from the emergency of Muzaffarpur’s Sadar Hospital in 5 states. In the last 7 months, the OT…

Kasauli Man Held For Trading In Spurious Pharma Raw Material

Solan : A case of spurious pharmaceutical raw material trading has come to light in Baddi where the officials of the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) arrested one Harish Kumar, a…

BSF Seized 1075 Bottles Of Phensedyl, Estimated Worth Of ₹ 2,20,709/-

Nadia & Malda : On May 14, 2023, jawans of Border Post Banpur, 54 Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier, intercepted a smuggler near the border fencing, who was attempting to…

Largest Tumor found in Food Pipe of a Patient, 6.5 Cms long

New Delhi: The tumor in food pipe of a 30 year old patient was 6.5 Cms long, perhaps the largest found in food pipe so far in India. It almost…

Govt Makes Unique ID Mandatory For Doctors

New Delhi : Doctors will now have to get a Unique Identification Number (UID) to be able to practice medicine in the country, as per the new regulations by the National…

Off Patented Drugs Prices Will Be Slashed

New Delhi : The ceiling price of the drugs going off patent will be reduced to 50%, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) notified on Thursday, in a bid to…

500+ ‘Fake BAMS Doctors’ In Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana & UP: SIT

DEHRADUN : The ongoing special investigation team (SIT) probe into the fake Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degrees racket by Dehradun police has revealed that over 500 people…