PCI president Montu Patel loses Gujarat state pharmacy council membership
Ahmedabad: The Health and Family Welfare Department has removed Montu Kumar Patel from the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council, raising questions about his continuation as president of the Pharmacy Council of…
Maharashtra: Interstate Gang Held for theft of Novo Nordisk’s Weight Loss Medicines on Samruddhi Expressway
Mumbai: Washim Police have busted an interstate gang involved in the theft of Novo Nordisk’s injectable medicines, including the recently launched anti-obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide), from a moving truck on the…
Engineer created fake firm, obtained GST number, 17,000 Pills seized
Durg-Bhilai: An engineer in Durg first created a fake company by tampering with documents. Then, he began sourcing drugs used for drug abuse from other companies and selling them. However,…
ICMR wants curbs on Antibiotics sale, as turn ineffective against deadly superbugs
New Delhi: India’s top health research agency has recommended that antibiotics newly launched in the country should only be sold through certain hospital pharmacies, amid concerns around their misuse and abuse…
Cybercrooks create fake website of pharma major to dupe investors
Ahmedabad: Cyber fraudsters cheated several people allegedly by creating fake websites in the name of Torrent Pharmaceuticals, one of the country’s leading pharma companies. The scam came to light after…
DCGI allows stickering of revised MRP on medical devices post GST reform
New Delhi: The drug regulator has permitted the temporary affixing of stickers to reflect revised Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) on certain medical devices to implement the revised GST rate. As per the…
Lilly launches TuneLab platform to give biotechnology companies access to AI-enabled drug discovery models
INDIANAPOLIS: Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of Lilly TuneLab, an artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) platform that provides biotech companies access to drug discovery models trained…
Illegal ayurvedic medicine factory busted in Valsad, raw materials, machinery seized
Valsad: A factory manufacturing Ayurvedic medicines illegally has been busted behind the Vishwambhari temple in Rabda, Valsad district of Gujarat. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have raided the factory…
Telangana DCA raids quack’s clinic in Nizamabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA) officials seized a stock of antibiotics and other medicines during a raid on the premises of a quack in Nizamabad district on September 10.…
DCGI approves FDC of voglibose 0.2 mg and metformin Hcl 500mg
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has informed the drug controllers of states and Union Territories that the antidiabetic fixed dose combination (FDC) of voglibose 0.2 mg…
