Maha govt seeks ₹26.5 crore for state-wide drug tracking system amid spurious medicine crackdown
MUMBAI: Against the backdrop of rising cases of counterfeit and spurious drugs, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a state-wide “Track and Trace” system to the Central…
Punjab and Haryana HC refuses bail to pharma owner in Rs 600 crore drugs diversion case
Chandigarh: In a significant order underlining the seriousness of large-scale diversion of prescription narcotics, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on February 16 dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Parshotam…
Iron-folic acid batch fails test after 5 Nurpur students fall ill
94,400 tablets seized; case to be filed against M’rashtra-based firm The iron-folic acid tablets supplied to a private school at Raja Ka Bagh in Nurpur have failed laboratory testing after…
NHRC Directs Centre, ICMR To File Report on Improper Drug Trials in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Union health ministry, and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) to investigate the case involving a drug trial in…
MAHA MedTech Mission aims to position India as global exporter of medical technologies
New Delhi: The MAHA MedTech Mission aims for India to emerge as an exporter of medical technologies, focusing on providing scalable solutions to low-income and middle-income countries. This objective marks…
Knee TB may lead to Immobility as Leg turns a Rod
Uzbek Youth regains Mobility after Surgery in Aakash Healthcare New Delhi: A 25-year-old man Jamshedbek from Uzbekistan, whose leg had become “like a rod” due to advanced knee TB has…
CSIR-CCMB Hyderabad developed DNA barcoding technology
Hyderabad: Identifying the quality of medicinal plants used in Ayurvedic medicines has always remained a challenge, especially in preventing adulteration. While it is possible to identify plants to some extent…
Uttar Pradesh: Fake Deworming Drugs Uncovered in Animal Husbandry Department
Lucknow – In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples through Uttar Pradesh’s agricultural and veterinary sectors, authorities have uncovered a batch of fake and substandard deworming medicines supplied by the…
Police bust illegal medicine supply racket
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s crime branch has busted an illegal medicine supply racket in west Delhi and arrested a 47-year-old owner of a medical store who was allegedly selling restricted…
2 medical store owners held in drug supply racket in Delhi
Official said 3,360 Tramadol capsules, weighing around two kilogrammes, and 84 bottles of Codeine Phosphate Syrup of 100 millilitre each were seized in September last year. The anti-narcotics task force…
