US FDA Classifies Recall Of Philips’ Respiratory Devices As Most Serious

Maryland (Reuters) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday classified the recall of Dutch medical devices maker Philips’ respiratory machines as most serious, saying their use could lead to injuries or death.…

NPPA Asks Cos To Maintain Existing MRP Till April 2023

Mumbai : The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)’s pricing committee has asked the manufacturers to maintain existing maximum retail price (MRP) till April 2023 and then increase the MRP by…

Medical Watch CardiacSense Gets Approval From CDSCO

New Delhi : Homegrown MedTech solutions provider Xplore Health on Thursday announced that it received approval from the Indian Regulatory Authority CDSCO (Central Drug Standard Control Organization) under the Health Ministry…

Dr PBN Prasad To Hold Charge As DCGI On Temporary Basis

New Delhi  (ANI): Dr PBN Prasad will hold the charge of the post of Drugs Controller General of India from February 16 to 28 this year or until further orders,…

Fake Medical Representative Held For Duping Doctors With Foreign Holiday Bait

Noida (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday said it has arrested a person who duped “hundreds of doctors” across several states to the tune of crores of rupees on the…

Ex-Ayurveda Director, 14 Others Charged For Forging NEET List In UP

LUCKNOW : The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF), which is probing into the Ayush admission scam, charged the former director, ayurveda department, counselling in charge and 13 others for forging…

Pharma Entrepreneurs In Pondicherry Form Cluster To Establish Common DTL

Chennai : For the purpose of setting up a common drug testing laboratory (DTL) in the Union territory mainly to conduct stability study, the pharma entrepreneurs in Pondicherry has formed…

Study: 10% Of FDA Approved Drugs Since 2018 Had Pivotal Trials That Missed Primary Endpoints

Boston : About 10% of drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2018 and 2021 had pivotal trials with null findings, according to a research letter published…

NPPA Urges Pharma Companies To Register In IPDMS 2.0 To Expedite Approvals

Mumbai : Dr Vinod Kotwal, Member Secretary, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has urged the Indian pharmaceutical companies to register in Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System (IPDMS 2.0) for making…

Medical Store Booked For Overpricing In Rewari

CHANDIGARH : A team of Food and Drug Administration on Sunday conducted a raid and seized medicines being sold at higher prices than MRP in Haryana’s Rewari district. The raid was…