Cancer Drug Prices May Fall By Up To 70% As Government Caps Trade Margins: Sources
According to official sources in the Department of Pharmaceuticals, the new measure is expected to result in reductions of up to 70% in the MRP of certain cancer medicines. The…
Gujarat FDCA cracks down on four firms for illegal drug sale; cancels licences of two
Gandhinagar: State food and drugs control administration (FDCA) has taken action against four firms in Vadodara and Surat districts for allegedly illegally storing and selling drugs. The licences of two…
9,800 psychotropic tablets worth ₹2.53 crore seized in Mumbai’s Govandi
Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) recovers nitrazepam and alprazolam tablets sold on streets as ‘buttons’ during midnight raid The Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) seized 9,800 nitrazepam and alprazolam tablets,…
Story of Bariatric Surgery Joining One Family’s Battle Against Severe Obesity
Four Members, including a 13-Year-Old, Underwent Iconic Procedure in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital New Delhi: The family was in vice like grip of morbid obesity and all four members gasped…
Maharashtra FDA Cancels Three Cadila Pharma Licences Over Aciloc, Aciloc+ Drug Mix-Up Risk
The inspections raised concerns that medicines containing different active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) were being marketed under closely similar brand names, creating a potential risk of patients receiving the wrong medicine.…
National Institute of Nutrition study finds strong link between diet quality and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adults suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) tend to have less diverse diet, lower micronutrient adequacy and food habits that may promote inflammation compared to healthy individuals, said researchers at the…
SIT raids three Bengaluru pharmacies, traces trail of fake medicine sales
The three pharmacies raided were located in RR Nagar, Chamarajapete and Thalaghattapura. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the medicine racket has raided three pharmacies in Bengaluru as part of…
Karnataka High Court stays drug licence suspension, cancellation orders
The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration on September 18 cancelled the licences of 16 retail and wholesale pharmaceutical firms across Bengaluru. It suspended the licences of eight others, including…
CCB books case over fake face wash sold on online marketplace
The complaint was lodged by Sridhar Kumar Shetty, managing director of Nemus Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. According to the complaint, the company recently came across a counterfeit SLC face wash purchased…
2 diagnostic centres in Nirmal sealed for violating rules
Hyderabad: A wrong diagnostic report can do more than create confusion for a patient — it can alter the course of treatment itself. Yet, in Nirmal town, diagnostic centres and…
