Assam Rifles Seize 1,20,000 Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 19.2 Crore In Agartala, One Arrested

Agartala: The Assam Rifles seized 1,20,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 19.2 crore, at Agartala’s Salbagan, on August 27. As per the security personnel, an individual was also arrested along with…

Amphetamine Worth Rs 8.5 Crore Seized In Hyderabad, 3 Held For Peddling

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police have seized amphetamine drugs worth Rs 8.5 crore and arrested three accused. In a joint operation, the city police and Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) seized 8.5 kg…

Govt Plans To Introduce QR Barcodes For Vaccines, Cancer Drugs And Antibiotics

New Delhi: QR codes may be made mandatory for vaccines, cancer drugs and antibiotics to prevent the supply of counterfeits. These QR codes will validate the authenticity of the medicines, as…

Affordable TB Testing Technology Developed By ICMR’s Regional Centre

New Delhi: An affordable tuberculosis testing technology that can detect the disease using a patient’s sputum for just Rs 35 has been developed by apex medical research body ICMR’s regional…

FDC Ban: Drug Makers Seek Time, Look At Legal Recourse

Mumbai: The Centre’s ongoing efforts to remove ‘irrational’ combination drugs from the market has reignited the discussion on science versus commerce. While some companies are seeking time to recall existing…

Viral Infections Drive Up Medicine Sales

Ahmedabad: The rise in viral infections across the state in June and July led to a corresponding rise in medicine sales. According to data by Pharmarack, the sale of drugs…

Fake Call Centre Selling Sex Drugs To US Nationals Busted In Raigad

Navi Mumbai: Raigad police have busted a fake call centre selling sex drugs to US nationals, which was being operated illegally from a resort in Alibaug on late Thursday evening.…

Pharma Company Blast: MTBE Solvent Leak Triggered Accident, Says Andhra Home Minister

Visakhapatnam: The blast at the pharma company Escientia, in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli, occured when workers at the factory on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) tried to stop the leak of a…

Factory Making Fake Dettol, Lizol, And Harpic Products Busted In Surat

Surat: In another such case, the city police today busted a factory that was manufacturing fake products in the Sarthana area of the city. The factory was making bogus products…

Ramdev Slams Allopathy Immediately After SC Closes Contempt Case

Haridwar: The Supreme Court of India purged the contempt case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Baba Ramdev and aide Balkrishna over Patanjali’s misleading ads and for slandering…