Tripura Police Seize 55,000 Yaba Tablets Valued At Rs 5 Crore, 3 Held

Agartala: Tripura Police on Sunday seized 55,000 methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs 5 crore from Agartala-bound vehicle near Bagbasa Naka Point in north Tripura and arrested three youths, police officials…

DTAB Recommends Formation Of A Sub-Committee On Classification Of OTC Drugs

New Delhi: In continuation to the efforts of the drug regulatory experts to amend the Drug Rules, 1945 and incorporate necessary provisions to decide a drug to be declared as over-the-counter…

Telangana DCA Seizes Medical Devices Worth Rs. 6.5 Lakhs In Tarnaka From A Unlicensed Premises

Hyderabad: Acting on gathered intelligence, officials from the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana conducted a raid on the premises of a dealer named Gunda Maheshwara Murthy, operating under the firm name…

CMD Of Novo Health Care Held For Cheating Dubai-Based Man Of Rs 70 Crore

Noida: The chairman and managing director (CMD) of Novo Health Care, a Chennai and Dubai-based pharmaceutical firm, was arrested from Bengaluru, on charges of duping an investor of Rs 70…

Govt May Bring Surgical Gloves Under Quality Control Order

New Delhi: The government is likely to bring surgical gloves and single-use medical examination gloves under the Quality Control Order (QCO) to check imports of poor-quality products and ensure better standards…

HMD Develops Dispojekt To Help Reduce Needle Stick Injuries

New Delhi: Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) has launched first-of-its kind Dispojekt single use syringes with safety needle, which further strengthens India’s position in becoming global powerhouse in medical devices.…

No Impact On Immune System Of Man Who Received Over 200 COVID-19 Vaccinations: Lancet Study

New Delhi: Researchers have examined a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 vaccinations against COVID-19 and found that his immune system was fully functional. Until now, it…

Covaxin Not As Effective As Serum Institutes Of India’s Covishield

New Delhi: Covishield elicited higher levels of antibodies against various SARS-CoV-2 strains in comparison to the government-backed Covaxin, a study led by the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) that compared…

NPPA Fixes Ceiling Price Of 31 Scheduled Formulations Under Revised Schedule I

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling price of 31 formulations under the revised Schedule I of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. It has…

Bengal STF Nabs 5 People In Two Separate Incidents, Seizes Phensedyl Worth About Rs 2.5 Cr

Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police nabbed five persons and seized phensedyl worth about Rs 2.5 crore in two separate incidents from West Burdwan and Nadia on…