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Latest News: After two years, pharma volumes pick up paceNPPA fixes prices of 39 drugs, raises anti-rabies immunoglobulin rateTambaram police arrest two persons after seizing 1,100 banned tablets, 5 kg ganjaRajasthan Healthcare Crisis: 8 Mothers Die Post-C-SectionSteroid cream misuse fuels spurt in fungal infectionsDr Reddy’s delays semaglutide supplies due to API issueIndia Tightens Rules On Alcohol-Containing MedicinesOne more held in spurious plasma racket; police say he supplied 12 boxesWegovy, Ozempic regain weight as Indian generics fall behindDrug regulator orders fresh safety labels for five common antimicrobialsRajasthan recalls labour-inducing drug after quality test failure‘Made in India’ Surgical Robot SSiMantra makes Powerful Presence felt in UKIndian nutraceutical industry unites at NUTRAVISION @2047Cancer drugs worth crores flown in as ‘coolant’ from Laos, customs probe flags suspected import routeKGMU urology scam: Medicines worth ₹5 lakh recovered from dismissed staffers’ lockersPharma exporters raise red flag over JNCH customs delays at Nhava Sheva PortGujarat to have region specific anti-snake venom in a yearPhysicians Forum of India all set to bat a 1000 in CME for Healthy IndiaBaby dies in Haryana’s Hisar as family’s 15-hour search for ventilator failsDoctor, nurse removed after 2 maternal deaths in JodhpurAster Quality Care all set to make Advanced Healthcare Ubiquitous in IndiaRajasthan Bans Common Anaesthesia Injection Batch Used In Caesarean Deliveries And Surgeries: What Patients Need To KnowRaj orders statewide inspection of blood centres for compliance with safety normsmRNA Vaccines Proven Safe And Highly Effective Against Severe Infectious Diseases, Finds Lancet ReviewTelangana bets big on drug discovery hubMankind Pharma joins hands with Denovo Sciences for AI-powered drug discoveryMadhya Pradesh High Court grants bail to two in Chhindwara toxic cough syrup caseBlindness is not God’s wish; Gods are here to prevent it- EntodGovernment Launches Incentive Scheme for Medical Device ManufacturersWhich drug works best for you? One blood test can tellMirror exposé triggers plasma transfer overhaulMinister JP Nadda launches drug registry to standardise medicine-related informationPharmexcil urges companies to adopt NCB voluntary code to prevent chemical diversion into illegal drug productionGovt review finds no common thread in post-delivery deathsGurgaon call centre busted for cheating people with fake weight-loss products, 3 women heldMadhya Pradesh toddler loses vision after doctor administers drops, probe underwayCDSCO Mandates SUGAM Portal for Post-Approval Changes (PAC) to Vaccine and Anti-Sera Import LicencesWHO seeks details from India over oxytocin-linked deaths; licences of manufacturer cancelledDDA seizes suspected counterfeit asthma medicine in nationwide crackdownHP HC quashes CDSCO complaints against pharma firms over jurisdictional and procedural lapsesEli Lilly launches cancer drug Tanstrive in IndiaSir Ganga Ram Hospital excels in Medical Research among Private HospitalsCentre eases BIS quality compliance with new risk-based framework for manufacturersSS Innovations International aces Race beating Global Giants in Surgical Robotics‘SHE’ comes all the Way from Calcutta to Delhi to Care for Women’s FertilityIndia curbs supply of IVF consumables to unregistered clinicsMaha FDA seizes counterfeit skincare products; FIR registeredRMSCL MD Inspects Rajasthan Sampark Portal; Directs Prompt Resolution of Medicine-Related Grievances4 arrested in blood plasma adulteration racket159 drug samples fail CDSCO quality test in May, 1 flagged spuriousKerala HC upholds DC’s move against vague discount boards; dismisses chemists’ petitionsStakeholders push for stronger supply chain compliance through GSDP trainingIndia’s Battle Against Addiction: From Liquor Ban To ‘Dry Drugs’, Bihar’s Youth Trapped In A Growing Narcotics CrisisOvarian Reserve is ‘Jumping Age’ in Indian Women, SHE Delhi red flags8 Women Develop Complications Post C-Section, 2 CriticalKota District In-Charge Secretary Directs Implementation of Risk Management Framework in Hospitals; Emphasis on SOPs and Infection ControlProbe report into maternal deaths sparks Kota rowCentre bans 16 Fixed-Dose Combination drugs over safety concernsMaha FDA seizes medicines worth Rs 9.09 lakh from Mumbai children’s hospital over alleged illegal saleCDSCO constitutes consultancy committee for advice on suo motu disclosureTelangana DCA busts illegal API stock, seizes drugs worth Rs 34LZenré Wellness, a New Genre of Mental Care, unveils in DelhiRaids On Many Hospitals Across Kerala In Organ Trafficking ProbeOver-the-counter sale of cough syrup barredFDA seals Bhiwandi-based cosmetic factory for misleading claims, fake addressYashoda Medicity’s AI-enabled E- ICU poised to make Quality Critical Care UniversalLicences no shield in NDPS cases: HC refuses bail in 1.37 crore tablets seizureNo cough syrups without a doctor’s prescription – New rules announcedCSIR-IIIM launches two-month certificate course On cGMP-compliant herbal drug manufacturingTwo nurses at AIIMS Bhopal booked for giving wrong injection to child cancer patient that caused his deathTelangana DCA unearths Rs 70.56-lakh excipient label-tampering scam‘Did patients come dancing?’ – Rajasthan minister’s remarks about kidney failure case spark rowPrice cap on 2 key cancer drugs increased by 50%Hospitals can’t force patients to buy medicines from their pharmacies: Maha FDAIIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop portable device for accurate arsenic detectionBribe of Rs 3 crore: Delhi Police inspector held, senior public servant under CBI scannerNo raids till further orders: Maharashtra tells Bombay HC in Patanjali labelling caseCrackdown on Illegal Sale of Mephentermine Sulphate Injections in Warangal GymsAjanta Pharma Promoter Sell 3% Stake Worth ₹1,024 Crore; Shares Trade HigherFDA cracks down on illegal drug trade, stock worth about ₹25 lakh seized from Pune and KolhapurICMR-NIN study links micronutrient deficiencies to higher dementia riskPvt nursing home sealed in Chatra after woman, unborn baby die30 docs from 9 states guilty of taking pharma company junket, no action yet by 6 state medical councilsScheme to build bulk drugs’ R&D, capacity in works, says Pharma secyDrug companies directed to step up vigil on adverse reactionsMaharashtra FDA seizes medical devices, gloves worth ₹2.17 cr in crackdown on irregularitiesAI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trialKGMU prof suspended for forcing patients to buy meds from pvt storeWorld Record in Robotic Tele-Surgery takes Intercontinental Leap of 20,000 KmCDSCO receives 1,387 adverse drug reaction reports in nine months of 2025NGT issues notice to Himachal pharma unit over pollution, water diversion allegationsZydus Semaglutide approval: Delhi HC directs CDSCO to decide on patient safety concernsDGFT Fixes Six New Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) for Pharmaceutical and Chemical ExportsNurse, another arrested in ASHA worker’s death at illegal hospital; main accused at largeKGMU to file FIR against 4 employees over Rs 2.5 crore medicine procurement irregularitiesHaryana Launches ‘Make in Haryana Industrial Policy’A new pancreatic cancer pill may be a game changer for patientsNPPA fixes prices of 30 drugs including Vitamin D3, calcium supplementsMaharashtra FDA seizes ₹73 lakh worth of medicines in crackdown on misleading health claims in adsIndustry asks NPPA to implement SOTS Scheme to resolve pending litigations
July 15, 2026

Novartis division Sandoz recalls one lot of blood pressure drug

Novartis said on Thursday its Sandoz division was recalling one lot of losartan tablets after finding traces of a probable carcinogen in the blood pressure drug.

The drug is made by China’s Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. Last month, the European Medicines Agency placed the firm under high supervision after a probable carcinogen was found in its blood pressure drug valsartan.

A review was extended to other ‘sartan’ medicines, including candesartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan and valsartan, after very low levels of a carcinogen was found in losartan made by Hetero Labs in India.

Novartis said Sandoz had not received any reports of adverse events related to this lot.

(Reporting by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)

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