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Blatant violation of D&C act – Huge claims but no truth

New Delhi The ASCI’s Consumer Complaints Council (CCC), found 80 out of 133 advertisements to me misleading in nature. These advertisements include a large number of top pharmaceutical firms. A…

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  • May 16, 2016
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Hyderabad hospital to pay Rs 47 lakh for death by negligence

New Delhi The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a Hyderabad hospital to pay Rs 47 lakh in compensation to the family of a policeman who died due to…

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Pharma companies under scanner, directors quizzed

Rs 2,500 crore drug bust Mumbai After the Thane crime branch busted an international drug cartel and seized narcotics worth around Rs2,500 crore, pharmaceutical companies at MIDCs are under scanner,…

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11, 889 samples of AYUSH medicines tested in 24 states during the last 3 years

New Delhi Under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945, Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality standards given in the respective pharmacopoeias are mandatory for the manufacturing of licensed Ayurvedic,…

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FDC BAN DRAMA CONTINUES

New Delhi Medicare News, May 15, 2016: Honourable high court should call all regulators of all levels who gave approval to fixed dose combination without taking care whether it is…

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Why Pear is so Dear?

Nature has blessed us with superb flora and fauna, which has made our life lovely. One of these wonders is Pear fruit. Pear is a gently sweet and juicy fruit…

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  • May 16, 2016
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Pharma imports from China reaches $1.74 bn in Apr-Dec 2015

New Delhi India’s imports of pharmaceutical products from China has reached USD 1.74 billion during April-December 2015, Parliament was informed today. In 2014-15, it stood at USD 2.22 billion as…

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  • May 16, 2016
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Punjab and Haryana HC gives clean chit to NIPER’s officiating head, three other scientists

Chandigarh The Punjab and Haryana High Court made it clear that Dr Kamlesh Kumar Bhutani, officiating director of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at Mohali and the…

With Rs 30K cr turnover Baddi emerges global pharma hub

Shimla With an annual turnover of Rs 30,000 crore, of which Rs 9,500 crore involves exports, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh’s largest industrial township in Solan district, has turned into a major…

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Indian drug units violate most US pharma regulators’ rules

Mumbai Drug manufacturing units in India accounted for 60% of reported data integrity violations in the records of the US sector regulator from 2011 to till date, highlighting serious quality…