Jharkhand HC orders FIRover children being given HIV-infected blood during transfusions
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on February 4 ordered the registration of a first information report (FIR) in a case where five children were infected with HIV after getting blood transfusions…
Narco Syndicate indulged in supply of Contraband NRX medicines dismantled, arrested two key operatives
New Delhi: In an effective and decisive action, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Crime Branch has successfully dismantled a major Narco-syndicate indulged in supply of contraband medicines. This…
Health dept cracks down on ‘Sojat’ henna fraud by pvt cos
Jaipur: Henna products from three companies claiming to use the famed Sojat mehndi allegedly failed quality tests and were found adulterated during state health department sample inspections conducted between Jan…
BDMAI’s e-marketing portal to promote Indian pharma products and services
Mumbai: With the launch of the Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association of India (BDMAI)’s e-marketing portal, Indian pharma companies can now promote exclusively Indian APIs, intermediates, pellets, impurities, contract development and…
FIR against pharma dealer for supplying dubious snake antidote to govt
Panaji: Goa police on Thursday registered an FIR against Aarav Pharma, Santa Cruz, for allegedly cheating the directorate of health services (DHS) by supplying spurious snake anti-venom. TOI was the…
One arrested in spurious rabies vaccine racket: Govt tells RS
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization along with State Licensing Authority has investigated the circulation of batch specific spurious rabies vaccine in India, resulting in the arrest of…
Drug testing lab at Baddi under lens over chronic delays, missed deadlines
Solan: Inordinate delays in testing drug samples at the Baddi-based Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) have brought the functioning of the high-profile facility under sharp scrutiny. Set up with an investment…
IISER Pune scientists uncover bacteria’s new survival secret
Pune: A recent study at the Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, found that Escherichia coli can quickly survive antibiotics by temporarily making extra copies of a key…
NPPA fixes retail price of 36 new drugs
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed and notified the retail price of 37 new drugs in its recent meeting, under the provisions of the Drugs Prices…
Budget 2026: 17 cancer medicines to become cheaper as Sitharaman announces basic customs duty exemption
In a relief for cancer patients, 17 life-saving drugs have been fully exempted from basic customs duty, while seven more diseases have been added to the list. The move, announced…
