Fast-Track approval for Covid-19 drug, vaccine: DCGI

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has said that it will provide fast-track approval of all the companies which have a drug or vaccine for Covid-19 treatment, an attempt…

India to Spend $1.3 Billion to Boost Pharmaceutical Production

India will set up a nearly 100-billion-rupee ($1.3 billion) fund to boost companies for manufacturing pharmaceutical ingredients in country after supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic exposed the…

PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY: SC in a landmark judgment

The Supreme Court of India in its landmark judgment has ordered that the Pharmacy Council of India is the supreme authority to regulate pharmacy education and for approval of pharmacy…

Medical Store Sells Face Masks For Rs 2 at Kerala

Kochi (Kerala) : Where many pharmacies are charging exorbitant prices for the face masks and hand sanitisers due high demand of coronavirus pandemic, a surgical shop owner in Kochi is…

Four arrested for selling duplicate hand Sanitisers and Masks in Noida

A duplicate company caught for selling hand-sanitisers and masks in Noida on Saturday, a day after the Centre declared the two items as ‘essential commodities’. “After getting the details from…

Union Budget miffs both Native Manufacturers & Importers of Medical Devices

New Delhi: As for medical device policies, the government finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place. The result invariably is pleasing none. Predictably, Union budget miffs both…

4.5 crores of Fake Pharma Bills Seized In Parwanoo

During a raid, team of joint commissioner of state taxes and excise, south enforcement zone Parwanoo, at a pharmaceutical unit in Barotiwala found fake bills of 4.5 crores. They immediately…

A move that may result in reducing the price upto 50% of medical devices

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after declaring their plan to increase coal and gas production in the country, also said that their government now aims to increase medical devices manufacturing…

Rapid Food Testing Devices Introduced by FSSAI

Food testing is always a big concern and now FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has launched several rapid food testing devices. These devices will help us in…

It is Official: Unholy Nexus between Doctors & Path Labs

New Delhi: You often get flyers of neighbourhood path labs nestled between pages of newspapers. Beware of them for they could be shady labs and their reports might endanger your…