State warns blood banks over unethical profit through bulk transfers
State Blood Transfusion Council issues warning to blood banks against collecting excess blood and transferring it in bulk to other states for profit Pune: The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC)…
Healthcare Leaders lauds India’s Union Budget 2026 in no uncertain terms
It evinces Union Government’s Resolve to groom India as Global Leader in all aspects of Healthcare New Delhi: Union Budget 2026 seems to have mighty impressed healthcare leaders. They have…
Minimum import price set for Penicillin G, salts
New Delhi: The Union government has set a minimum import price (MIP) for some key pharmaceutical inputs like penicillin G and its salts, 6 APA and amoxicillin. According to a…
Rajasthan: Probe ordered as video of nurses dancing in ICU goes viral
ALWAR: A video has gone viral in which employees of government-run Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in Alwar are seen dancing to the tunes of songs in a surgical ICU. Taking action…
Norms notified to skip test licences for R&D to boost pharma research
The amendment is in line with the directions of PM Narendra Modi to reduce regulatory burden and promote ease of doing business, the ministry said in a statement. NEW DELHI: …
India-EU FTA deal could make life-saving drugs cheaper
In a landmark move, the sealing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is expected to bring relief to India’s healthcare landscape, eliminating 11 per…
FDI equity inflow into pharma sector grows to $1.27 billion in H1 FY26
New Delhi: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow into the drugs and pharmaceuticals sector in the country has reported over two-fold growth during the first half of the fiscal…
Patient dies after ambulance door gets jammed at Madhya Pradesh hospital’s gate
A 67-year-old man being referred to Satna district hospital died after getting trapped inside a 108 ambulance whose rear door jammed at the hospital gate. The health department claimed the…
Man arrested for illegal sale of steroid injections in Hyderabad
The Commissioner’s Task Force, West Zone, arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly illegally procuring and selling steroid injections without a valid licence or medical prescription and seized drugs and equipment…
Sun Pharma, Cipla, Zydus, Graviti recall drugs in U.S. market
Drugmakers Sun Pharma, Cipla, Zydus and Graviti Pharmaceuticals are recalling different products in the U.S., most of them over manufacturing issues, according to latest U.S FDA enforcement reports. Sun Pharma…
