Pharma tariff exemption: Temporary relief, but higher tariffs may be imposed later, warns analyst
US President Donald Trump has exempted pharmaceuticals from his reciprocal tariff plan announced on April 3. While he imposed a 26% tariff on other imports from India, this exemption has…
Fake pharmacy registration racket busted in Delhi, 47 held
New Delhi: The ACB busted a fake pharmacy registration racket and arrested 47 people, including a former employee of the Delhi Pharmacy Council , an official said on Wednesday. According…
11 substandard drugs in use in Telangana, finds Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
HYDERABAD: At least 11 generic drugs, including painkillers, antibiotics, and cough syrups in use in Telangana were found to be ‘not of standard quality’ (NSQ) by the Union health ministry’s…
Piramal Pharma’s Telangana unit starts production of general anesthesia drug Sevoflurane
Piramal Pharma said that it has commenced the commercial production of Sevoflurane at the company’s facility located at Digwal, Telangana, India. This was achieved by creating capacity for Sevoflurane manufacture…
3 lotion companies fail to prove ‘skin whitening’ claims, fined
NEW DELHI: Advertisements on e-commerce platforms that claim certain body lotion can whiten your skin in just minutes always sounded fictitious. What you doubted has turned out to be true.…
Alembic Pharma receives USFDA final approval for Pantoprazole Sodium Injection
Alembic Pharmaceuticals (Alembic) announced that it has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Pantoprazole Sodium. The approved…
Maharashtra starts inspection of blood banks to check violation
The Maharashtra state health department has directed district blood transfusion officers to inspect blood banks across the state and submit report within a month, said officials on Saturday. The State…
State set to issue instructions to med shops to put up QR codes
Kolkata: In the wake of a series of fake medicines being recovered from various parts of the state, the state Health department is set to issue instructions to medicine shops…
Dabur To Withdraw ‘Anti-bacterial’ Claims from Toothpaste Labels
Dabur India Ltd has told the Bombay High Court that it will withdraw terms like “anti-inflammatory,” “anti-bacterial,” and “analgesic” from the labels of its two toothpaste products, Dabur Meswak Toothpaste…
Cancer, diabetes drugs under government price control to get costlier
Government-controlled medicines, including that of cancer, diabetes, heart-related concerns and other antibiotics, will soon get costlier, government sources told India Today TV’s sister publication, Business Today. These medicines are expected…
