Interim Stay On Order Suspending Manufacture Of 14 Patanjali Drugs
New Delhi: An interim stay was put on Friday on the implementation of an order suspending manufacturing licences of more than a dozen medicines of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and Divya Pharmacy.…
Bombay HC Rejects Bail Plea Of Two Booked For Smuggling 10.5 Lakh Tramadol Tablets, Grants Relief To Courier Manager
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of two accused booked by Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Mumbai Customs Department for allegedly smuggling 21 packages containing 10.5…
Another Baddi Firm Loses Product Licence
Solan: The State Drugs Controller (SDC) cancelled the product licence of all psychotropic drugs manufactured by a Baddi-based company, Biogenetic Drugs Pvt Ltd, after it failed to produce details of…
Banned Cough Syrup Seized From Assam-Tripura Border
Assam: The Assam police authorities have seized approximately 1,600 bottles of the cough syrup, Phensedyl, on Friday morning. The Karimganj border police team based at Churaibari manning the Assam-Tripura border…
NPPA Slashes Prices Of 41 Medicines
New Delhi: The government has cut prices of 41 commonly used medicines and six formulations related to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other conditions. Prices have been slashed for drugs meant for…
DCA Raids Unlicenced Medical Shops, Seizes Medicines
Hyderabad: Continuing its clampdown on illegal sale and procurement of medicines, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, conducted raids on medical shops and Ayurvedic medicine store at Jangaon and Sircilla for…
GLP-1 Drugs Being Misused For Weight Loss
NEW DELHI: Drugs which are approved to treat diabetes and diabesity (coexistence of both diabetes and obesity) are being used off-label for “weight loss” by people. Doctors have warned against using…
CDSCO Approves Antibody For Rare Skin Disorder In Indian Adults
Mumbai: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CSDCO) on Wednesday approved Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spevigo (Spesolimab) injection, a first-in-class treatment for adults suffering from Generalised Pustular Psoriasis (GPP) flares — a…
Delhi HC Directs Petitioners To File Joint Written Submission On FDC Ban Issue
New Delhi: The Division Bench of Delhi High Court, which is hearing the petitions by pharmaceutical manufacturers against the Central government’s order prohibiting 14 fixed dose combinations (FDCs), has directed the…
Assam: 1000 Bottles of Cough Syrup Seized, One Arrested in Kharupetia
In Kharupetia town, the police have made a significant seizure of cough syrup, resulting in the arrest of one individual. Sheikh Asadullah was apprehended after law enforcement officials discovered a…
Solan: DCA Under Lens As Drug Firm Didn’t Disclose Buyer Details
Solan: The working of the Drug Control Administration (DCA), Baddi, has come under the scanner as despite large-scale sale of psychotropic drugs in the last one year, the management of Biogenetic…
DCA Forms Task Force To Investigate Smilax And Biogenetic Operations
Shimla: In a startling revelation, pharmaceutical giants Smilax and Biogenetic find themselves embroiled in a controversy surrounding the alleged illicit sale of banned drugs across state borders. The companies, previously regarded…
CDSCO Constitutes Eight-Member Subcommittee To Look Into OTC Classification
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has constituted a sub-committee to examine matters regarding amendment of the Drugs Rules to incorporate necessary provisions for drugs to be…
Piramal Pharma open to partnerships in OTC; eyes further debt reduction
Piramal Pharma is open to partnerships in the over-the-counter (OTC) space in India as it charts out plans for organic growth and debt reduction. The company has been consistently reducing…
Indian Chest Society Unveils Special Booklet On Cough Management
Hyderabad/ Delhi: The Indian Chest Society (ICS) today unveiled a special booklet titled ‘Guidelines For Cough Management in India’, focusing on the comprehensive management of cough in India. This initiative…
Patient Exposes Blood Syndicate At Bhind Govt Hospital
Bhopal: A patient exposed a blood syndicate being operated at a government hospital in Bhind district. The incident took place when a patient admitted on Saturday urgently required blood, but there…
Over 6,000 Manufacturers, 53,000 Plus Retail & Wholesale Licensees Avail Gujarat FDCA-MDMLA Mobile App: Dr Koshia
Mumbai: As of today, over 6,000 manufacturers and 53,000 plus retail and wholesale licensees are availing Gujarat FDCA-mDMLA mobile app as part of ushering in good governance practices in the state,…
Factory Making Illegal Oxytocin Injections Busted In Delhi, Owner Arrested
New Delhi: After the directives from the Delhi High Court to combat the use of spurious oxytocin in dairy colonies across the national capital recently, the city police and the…
Baddi Unit ‘Diverts’ Drugs For Illegal Sale In Punjab
Solan: Baddi-based Smilax Pharmachem Drug Industries is under the scanner for allegedly manufacturing tramadol-related psychotropic drugs and illegally supplying the same in Punjab. The unit has not been disclosing details…
ICMR Urges People To Avoid Protein Supplements
New Delhi, 11 May 2024: The Indian Council of Medical Research has pressed for avoiding protein supplements for building body mass and has recommended restricting salt intake, minimising sugar and ultra-processed…
