India Tightens Rules On Alcohol-Containing Medicines
New rules on alcohol in medicine: The Centre has brought oral medicines containing more than 12% ethyl alcohol and sold in bottles larger than 30 ml under Schedule H1 In…
One more held in spurious plasma racket; police say he supplied 12 boxes
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Rural police have arrested one more accused in the alleged spurious blood plasma racket, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven. Police said…
Wegovy, Ozempic regain weight as Indian generics fall behind
Mumbai: Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss GLP-1 drug semaglutide branded as Wegovy and Ozempic are clawing back their lost ground with steady month-on-month sales growth as the frenzy of Indian generics begins…
Drug regulator orders fresh safety labels for five common antimicrobials
The updated warnings are intended to alert doctors and patients to rare but potentially serious reactions that surfaced after the medicines entered widespread clinical use. New Delhi: India’s drug regulator…
Rajasthan recalls labour-inducing drug after quality test failure
A batch of Dinoprostone Gel, a drug commonly used to induce labour in pregnant women has failed a government quality check, prompting the state Drug Control Department to immediately halt its…
Indian nutraceutical industry unites at NUTRAVISION @2047
The Indian nutraceutical industry came together at NUTRAVISION @2047 — Nutraceutify the Nation for Viksit Bharat, a landmark national symposium held in Mumbai on July 3, to reaffirm a unified…
Cancer drugs worth crores flown in as ‘coolant’ from Laos, customs probe flags suspected import route
HYDERABAD: A suspicious air cargo consignment from Laos, declared as ‘coolant’ but allegedly containing high-value anti-cancer drugs worth crores of rupees, has exposed what investigators believe could be a route…
KGMU urology scam: Medicines worth ₹5 lakh recovered from dismissed staffers’ lockers
The KGMU spokesperson said the inquiry committee is reconciling the recovered medicines with purchase and stock records The probe into the multi-crore medicine scam in the KGMU Urology department intensified…
Pharma exporters raise red flag over JNCH customs delays at Nhava Sheva Port
To address these concerns, a high-level team of Pharmexcil will meet the Commissioner, JNCH on July 7, 2026 Pharmaceutical exporters and importers are grappling with delays and procedural bottlenecks in customs…
Gujarat to have region specific anti-snake venom in a year
Snake Research Institute hands over lyophilised venom of four major venomous snake species found in state to a Telangana-based anti-venom manufacturer Gujarat is expected to have the first batch of…
