Himachal Pradesh A hub for spurious drugs
Shimla With over 600 pharmaceutical industries, the state has become medicinal hub of India as it caters to around 40% domestic demand. But due to constantly failing the quality tests…
NPPA: Caping prices of drugs on Agenda
New Delhi More essential drugs are likely to come under price control with the government expected to decide on the matter in a meeting scheduled for next week. Out of…
Overcharging of price One-time settlement likely for pharma firms
New Delhi The drug price controller has formulated the draft of a “one-time settlement plan” for pharma-ceutical companies that admit to over-charging. According to the proposal, the department of pharmaceuticals…
LPU prof wins accolades for anti-cancer drug design
Jalandhar – Dr Surendra Nayak, a faculty member of the LPU School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has won global accolades at the Spring Challenge-2016 of Bio-Solve IT, Germany, as his anti-cancer drug…
Gujarat’s NSQ drug recall system to be adopted by centre across India
Mumbai – Impressed by the overall performance of the drug regulatory mechanism adopted in Gujarat, Mansukhbhai Mandaviya, the Union minister of state for chemicals and fertilizers, made a visit to…
Banned syrup go on smuggling by premier trains
KOLKATA – Those involved in the smuggling of Phensedyl cough syrup across the border to Bangladesh are now transporting consignments in premier trains. During a raid at the parcel godown…
Visakhapatnam to be the new hub for medical devices: Naidu
VISAKHAPATNAM – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said Visakhapatnam would become a hub for manufacturing medical devices by attracting 200 to 300 units with an investment of Rs.…
Delhi govt. strict on Addictive drugs
New Delhi – To stop abuse of prescription drugs, the Delhi government’s drug control department will keep a tab on the sale and purchase of addictive medicines in pharmacies across…
Made in India drugs safe & effective: Survey
NEW DELHI – Medicines produced in India were found to be safe and effective, a year-long health ministry survey revealed after tests of nearly 50,000 drug samples across the country.…
