Zydus Lifesciences Gets WHO Nod For API Used In Kala-Azar Treatment

Mumbai: Ahmedabad-headquartered Zydus Lifesciences has received the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) prequalification approval for the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) called Miltefosine, to treat Leishmaniasis or Kala Azar, the company said. This…

Body Parts Of Wild Animals Seized From Ayurvedic Medicine Shop In MP By Forest Officials

Vidisha: Forest officials raided an Ayurvedic medicine shop and seized body parts of wild animals used in witchcraft and “power-enhancing” remedies in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha city, an official said on…

Global Pharma Companies Dominate Indian Vaccine Market: PharmaTrac Report

New Delhi: Global pharmaceutical companies currently hold 60 percent of value share in India’s vaccine market, marking a notable presence in the country’s pharmaceutical landscape, according to data from research firm…

EWS DETAILS Gujarat HC Seeks Govt Affidavit On Compliance Of Law After 17 Patients Lose Eyesight

Ahmedabad: After 17 people lost their eyesight following surgeries at a trust-run hospital in Ahmedabad in January this year, a division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday inquired…

Consignment Of Banned Drug ‘Tecdol-100’ Seized At Srinagar Airport

Srinagar: The Drug Control Department along with airport and sales taxes department on Wednesday seized a consignment containing 190 strips of psychotropic drug at Srinagar International Airport. Irfana Ahmad, Joint Drugs…

Store Operator Arrested With Drugs Worth Rs 3 Crore

Bareilly: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), along with the Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA), seized a large quantity of drugs worth over Rs 3 crore in the Maheshpur…

Police Busted: Arrested With 4800 Drug Injections, Five Thousand Tablets

Raigarh: Police have busted a big racket selling drugs along with ganja in and around the city. Six accused have been arrested in two cases. On the behest of a drug dealer of…

738 Spurious Drugs Cases, 528 Put On Back Burner

Jaipur: The previous Congress government was apparently very kind to the traders selling death in name of medicine. The situation was such that during these five years, Dept. to control spurious…

Cipla Partners With CSIR-CDRI To Advance Ophthalmic Antifungal Treatment Development

Mumbai: Cipla Limited (BSE: 500087; NSE: CIPLA EQ; and hereafter referred to as “Cipla”) announced today that the company has entered into a collaborative research agreement with CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute…

Ten Arrested For Supply Of Sub-Standard Items To Delhi Hospitals

New Delhi: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested 10 people for allegedly being involved in the supply of sub-standard items to government hospitals in Delhi, an official statement said on Wednesday.…