Narcotics Worth Rs 10L Seized From Medical Store Owner’s Residence

Faridkot: A joint team of the health department and the police on Monday claimed to have seized Rs 10.61 lakh in drug money and a large number of prohibited habit-forming drugs…

Imports Of Bulk Drugs And Intermediates Grew 8.8 Per Cent In Q1FY25

New Delhi: Imports of bulk drugs and drug intermediates to the country have grown 8.84 per cent while the imports from China reported a higher 10.8 per cent growth during…

MP Mian Altaf Demands Curbs On Spurious Drugs In LS

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament (MP) Mian Altaf Ahmad today expressed concern over the  deficiencies in J&K healthcare system. He was speaking during the discussion on demand for grants…

DCA Telangana Advisory On Fake And Spurious Medicines Of Minogain Products

HYDERABAD: The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, has issued an advisory to the people of the Telangana state that an online portal www.minogain.in is offering various products which have been found…

Health Ministry Invites Applications For The Post Of DCGI

New Delhi: The Union health ministry has initiated the process to fill in the top most post in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), with the tenure of the…

16 Quacks Nabbed In Surat, Medicines Seized

Surat: The Special Operations Group (SOG) police raided several dispensaries in the Pandesara and Dindoli areas and arrested 16 quacks. The quacks operated as doctors and treated the locals by giving…

Telangana DCA Makes 277 Seizures Since January

Hyderabad: Telangana accounts for over 35% of India’s pharmaceutical production, with Hyderabad earning the moniker ‘Bulk Drug Capital of India’. The State has seen substantial growth in the pharmaceutical sector…

Drug Safety Alert: IPC Flags ADR Linked To Vancomycin

New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), through its recently issued drug safety alert for the month of July, has revealed that Vancomycin, a tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic, is linked with adverse drug reactions…

Cipla To Commence Supplies To US From China Plant Later This Year

New Delhi: Drug major Cipla expects to commence supplies to the US market from its China facility in the second half of the current fiscal after getting approval from the…

Industry Urges DoP To Implement Prospective Batch Pricing To Avoid DPCO Based Litigations

Mumbai: Industry associations have urged the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to implement prospective batch pricing to avoid Drug Prices Control Order (DPCO) based litigations. Currently, once ceiling prices are notified,…