NPPA Directs SII To Continue Manufacturing Tetanus Toxoid Injections Till Dec-31, 2024

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has once again extended its mandate to Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) to continue manufacturing two of its scheduled formulations against tetanus…

CBN, New Delhi Busted Illicit Drug Syndicate, Seized Large Quantity Of NDPS Drugs Worth More Than A Crore

New Delhi: In continuous crackdown on illicit drug menace, Central bureau of Narcotics, New Delhi achieved a major breakthrough and busted the clandestine illicit drug syndicate operating at M/s V…

Bharadwaj Rejects Accusations Of Fake Drugs In Delhi Govt Hospitals

New Delhi: Delhi Health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj has rejected accusations of fake or spurious drugs while addressing concerns regarding the quality of medicines supplied in Delhi government hospitals. During a…

236 Kg Diacerein Worth 50.25 Lakhs Seized From Unlicensed Rakshit Drugs, Bonthapally Village

Hyderabad: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana officials carried out surprise raids at unlicensed manufacturing facilities on the outskirts of Hyderabad on 04th and 05th January, 2023. Two special teams have been constituted…

NPPA Reduces Prices Of Antibiotics Manufactured By Cipla And Wockhardt As Compound Went Off-Patent

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the retail prices of antibiotic drug ceftazidime pentahydrate manufactured by drug majors Cipla and Wockhardt significantly downwards after it has come…

FSDC To Keep Close Vigil On Illegal Influx Of Narcotics

Jaipur, 4 Jan 2024: The information of supplies made by Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) drug manufacturing companies established outside Rajasthan to the distributors of the state will be collected…

NPPA Accepts MDC’s Recommendation On Price Fixation For New Drugs If Price Of Similar Formulation Already Fixed

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed that if the pricing of a new drug formulation for which the Multidisciplinary Committee (MDC) of Experts has already recommended a…

Over 50 Percent Antibiotics Prescribed In India Have Potential To Cause High AMR

New Delhi: Over 50 percent of antibiotics prescribed in India are those with a potential to cause high antimicrobial resistance, according to a government report based on India’s first large-scale…

Unqualified Practitioner’s Clinic In Hyderabad Raided, Stock Worth Rs.1.65 Lakhs Seized

Hyderabad: Acting on credible information, Drugs Control Administration officials of Shameerpet zone, raided the premises of a quack, Gouraram Venkatesh of Uddemarri Village, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, who claiming to be a…

Centre Spells Out Rules For ICU Admissions

NEW DELHI: In a first, the government has come up with “Guidelines for Intensive Care Unit Admission and Discharge Criteria”  to decide on the need of a patient for treatment under the…