A total of 167 drug samples flagged as ‘not of standard quality’ in December 2025: Health Ministry

The list of NSQ and spurious drugs is put up on the CDSCO portal on a monthly basis as part of routine regulatory surveillance activity “As many as 167 drug…

Union Minister Anupriya Patel launches NBEMS online AI training programme for doctors

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel, today launched an online training programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education developed by the…

English alphabets can’t be trademarked: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court recently held that English alphabets cannot be monopolised through trademark law and refused interim protection to the mark ‘A TO Z’ used by a pharmaceutical…

IIT Roorkee develops next-generation antibody discovery platform

Dehradun: In a significant step towards affordable healthcare, pandemic preparedness, and indigenous biotechnology innovation, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has developed a next-generation antibody discovery platform with…

CDSCO approves highest number of new drugs with r-DNA origin for import & manufacture in 2025

The Indian drug regulator has approved the highest number of new drugs based on r-DNA origin, both for imports and manufacturing in the country during the year 2025, compared to…

Spiralling Gold And Silver Prices Impact Costs Of Ayurvedic Medicines With Traces Of Precious Metals

Ayurvedic medicines containing gold, silver and pearl ash were once the most sold, but now their sales have declined by almost 65%. Ajmer:  The spiralling prices of gold and silver…

Chhattisgarh eyes investments with high-incentive policy and dedicated pharma park

The state has garnered investment commitments worth Rs 7.83 lakh crore across sectors including pharma, healthcare and allied sectors Chhattisgarh is stepping up efforts to position itself as a leading…

CDSCO to dispose online applications pending for more than two years

New Delhi:  In an effort to reduce the backlog and clear the long-pending applications with lack of response from the applicants, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has introduced…

Brazil, Nigeria emerge as key export destinations; market expands to $20.48 billion

New Delhi: Even as global economic uncertainty drags down trade, Indian pharmaceutical exporters are seeing growth in Brazil and Nigeria as both countries are emerging as important overseas markets. Data…

UP has emerged as India’s largest Healthcare & med tech hub: Yogi

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that Uttar Pradesh is not merely a state with a population of 25 crore but has also emerged as the country’s largest hub…