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Latest News: Sun Pharma Gets Relief on Packaging Norms for Pantoprazole-Levosulpiride FDCIn Punjab, 2 arrested with 6 kg heroin, pistol in cross-border drug bustCDSCO flags 186 drugs that fail to meet quality standardsPristyn’s Hat Trick, transcends North pushing envelop to South of VindhyasKey supplier in alprazolam smuggling racket arrested in Uttar PradeshCough Syrup Smuggling Ring Busted in Bihar’s Samastipur; Two Women Among Seven ArrestedCounterfeit cholesterol drugs worth Rs 3 lakh seized in raids at KotiPharma stock jumps after receiving approval from UK’s MHRA to sell new pharma productHIV prevention drug hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ gets FDA approvalED raids three pharma units in Baddi, NalagarhGlenmark Pharma: FDA concludes inspection at US facility, issues five observationsED conducts searches across six States in drug trafficking caseGurugram: Teen dies after ‘friendly’ blow to chest; hospital role under scannerBiocon launches Rs 4,500-crore QIP; to issue 11.6% of equity baseZydus Healthcare appoints Swati Dalal MDNatco Pharma appoints Yarramshetty Krishna Rao as Senior Vice President – Operations at MekagudaNatco API plant gets one observation from FDAPharma department refuses to name 30 doctors in bribery tangleDelhi Police busts fake cancer drugs racketSun Pharma appoints Kirti Ganorkar as the Managing DirectorPune Horror: Pharma sudent killed on way home by unlicensed driverBee might have bared Fangs like Death for Karishma Kapoor’s Ex HubbySale of scheduled drugs through online portal, IndiaMART, curbed: T.N. policeTwo die, one critical after a gas leak at Pharma CityDCA raids medical shop in Hyderabad, illegal medicines worth Rs 25K seizedPharma firm Captab Biotech banned in Punjab for 3 years following adverse drug reactionsFUJIFILM resolves to detect Breast Cancer early with Apollo HospitalsDabur reaches out to distributors as quick commerce disrupts general tradeKerala Launches MedWatch App to Verify Medicine AuthenticityPilani Public School begins in VizagRaids in Cuttack med shops over illegal sale of abortion kitsDoctors trialling ‘poo pills’ to flush out dangerous superbugsThe idea of Modern Medtech Park in Delhi germinatesCadila launches beta-blocker Biscado for treatment of cardiovascular diseasesAMTZ moves to build ‘Device’ to rate Buildings on Accessibility QuotientEye stroke alert: Ozempic linked to rare vision-loss conditionGlenmark to launch cancer drug Zanubrutinib in IndiaDrug smuggling racket busted inside Ropar jail; ASI, head constable, among others arrestedNepal ex-PM under fire for alleged corruption over Patanjali-linked land deal, fined $1 millionNCB seizes Rs 9.2 crore assets of ‘prime accused’ in transnational drugs trafficking case from NoidaWockhardt’s novel antibiotic Zaynich eyes $9 billion global marketFake cosmetics racket busted in Bhubaneswar’s Unit-1 MarketIllegally stocked drugs worth Rs 5.21 lakh seizedPatanjali and AIIMS Bhopal partner to develop holistic treatment solutionsNPPA fixes retail prices for 41 drug combinations, including empagliflozinDrug Inspector Dismissed After Rs 4 Crore Cash Found in Sacks; Linked to Illegal Sale of Pharmacist DegreesDelhi Crime branch cracks down on fake cancer drug sellers, arrest six individuals‘Made in India’ Surgical Robot SSI Mantra’s Hallowed NASDAQ Moment in New YorkZydus to acquire 2 biologics manufacturing units in U.S. from Agenus for $125 millionAnanda Pharma advances CBD drug with Phase 1 study listingWith Advent of Level Playing Field, Domestic MedTech Industry exclaims ‘Eureka!’Govt supports indigenous manufacturing of complex pharma excipients by Nitika Pharmaceutical SpecialtiesMedical representatives barred from govt hospitals to stop pharma influenceGeneric drugs can bring hope for SMA patients’47% of pharma MOUs from VGGS 2024 commissionedI-Sec downgrades Aurobindo Pharma to Add, target price Rs 1,330AstraZeneca gets CDSCO nod for lung cancer drugAnar Modi named CHO at Senores PharmaNatco Pharma Q4 Results: Profit Misses Estimates, Margin Contracts; FY26 Outlook GloomyCops bust inter-state pharma drug cartel, nab 51,787 abortion kits seized, 6 FIRs filed after raids in Haryana last weekStock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.11%Amrut Medhekar to exit Akums Drugs and Pharma as CEO-CDMO BusinessRamping Up Community for JeevanRaksha during DisastersAbsconding for years, mastermind behind inter-state illegal drug syndicate lands in police netThree Day IGHM fame Healthcare Conclave proved Mahakumbh of Who’s WhoSun Pharma to invest $25 million in Pharmazz Inc; raises stake to 22.7%Divis Lab enters into a LT manufacturing and supply agreement with a global pharma co.Alembic Pharma receives USFDA nod for Amlodipine and Atorvastatin TabletsFake cosmetic makers raided across Gujarat, products worth ₹1 crore seizedLincoln Pharma posts Rs 11.62 cr profit for Jan-Mar; revenue at Rs 161 crFDA panel debates COVID-19 vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shotsBharat Bio successfully completes Phase III trials of new oral cholera vaccine Hillchol55 drugs manufactured in Himachal found not of standard quality42 cos banned over supply of substandard drugsGland Pharma Q4 results: Profit dips 3% YoY to ₹187 crore; 1800% dividend announcedMedical shop operating without licence raided, illegal stock seizedZydus Wellness posts 30% profit growth in FY25, Q4 net sales up 17% YoYLupin to boost complex generics in US, EU; eyes chronic growth in IndiaGrowth Triggers Line Up for Divi’s LabsFrom generic drugs to vaccines, Indian pharma industry is transforming lives worldwideIndia’s pharma sector ranks third in worldPU files patents for green nanoplatform in skincare and pharmaSingapore May Avoid US Pharma Tariffs: Deputy PMFire disrupts production at GSK Pharma’s contract manufacturing siteTrump targets Big Pharma with drug price order; Indian generics seen gaining edgeEmcutix and Mantra Pharma Introduce Ureaderm: Advanced Urea-Based Moisturizers for Indian SkinDCA seizes syrup stocks over misleading fever cure claimMankind Pharma Faces Rs 341.86 Cr Tax DemandPiramal Pharma stock falls 5% after Q4 results; check key numbers hereBiolumpivaxin: Bharat Biotech launches new vaccine against lumpy skin diseaseDTAB asks DCGI to take up withdrawal of license for certain FDC antibiotics with SLAsIndia’s anti-obesity drug market quadruples in five years on lifestyle disease surge3 held with 60,000 tramadol tabletsIndian Pharma May See Limited Short-Term Impact from US Drug Pricing OrderHip Hip No Hurray: Steroid Misuse Linked To Rising Damage In YouthsAntibiotic use in infancy raises early puberty risk in girls, study findsFIR against three chemists for illegal sale of abortion kits in GurgaonPharma sector continues to thrive, driven by price-led expansionTPG to acquire 35% stake in SCHOTT Poonawalla from SII
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SHIFT OF ADDICTS TOWARDS PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS : NCB

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  • July 15, 2016

New Delhi – Drug Addicts in Punjab are shifting to pharmaceutical drugs like Tramadol and Buprenorphine, Home Minister Rajnath Singh was informed by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) DG Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar during a rmeeting . He told Singh that apart from drugs like heroin and cannabis, newer drugs that are synthetic in nature are also entering the market.

According to him, pharmaceutical drugs that are easily available and cheaper are now being abused widely. However, they do not fall under the purview of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Singh reviewed the working of NCB in view of the BRICS heads of Drug Control Agencies 2nd Working Group Meeting to be held in New Delhi on July 8. During the review, the situation in Punjab came up. It was then that the DG NCB apprised Singh of the changing drug abuse pattern in the state.

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