COMT Inhibitors May Fuel Gut Bacteria That Degrade Levodopa In Parkinson’s Patients

Washington: A new study has revealed a previously unknown interaction between two cornerstone Parkinson’s disease medications that could unintentionally reduce treatment effectiveness in some patients. Researchers at Yale School of…

FDA Releases Draft Guidance To Validate Non-Animal Testing Methods (NAMs) In Drug Development

Washington:  On March 18, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance titled General Considerations for the Use of New Approach Methodologies in Drug Development. The…

Minor Girl Hospitalised After Allegedly Consuming Cough Syrup In Raebareli

Raebareli: A minor girl in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, fell ill after allegedly consuming cough syrup purchased from a local medical store, leading her family to take her to a…

Ayush Ministry Busts Illegal Ayurvedic Drug Factory in Dehradun: Over Rs 1 Crore Cash, Fake Medicines Seized in Major Raid

Dehradun– In a significant crackdown on counterfeit pharmaceuticals, a joint team from the Central Ministry of Ayush and state authorities raided an unlicensed Ayurvedic drug manufacturing unit in Dehradun, uncovering…

Pharma company, its employees convicted for ‘illegal diversion” of meth precursor abroad

Rajkot: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday said it has secured a “major conviction” in the case of illegal diversion of medical drugs involving a Haryana-based company via Gujarat’s Pipavav…

Centre To Push Pharma Exports To Japan

Hyderabad: The Centre will give a special push to Indian pharma exports to Japan in the upcoming investment and trade promotion road show to be held from October 25 to 27…

Industry To Observe October 10 As ‘CGMP Day’ Every Year

Chennai : From this year onwards the drug manufacturers in the country will celebrate October 10 as ‘cGMP Day’ every year to sensitize the public that the industry is fully adhering…

Evading Customs Duty, Pure Alcohol Importers Making Profits

Mumbai : Several firms across the state, including some from south Mumbai, are under the scanner of the Customs Department after a huge consignment of pure ethyl alcohol, which was misdeclared…

Implementing Corrective Actions At Goa Unit; Stopped Digene Production, Says Abbott

Mumbai : Drug maker Abbott on September 14 said it is implementing corrective actions at its Goa-based facility from where it had produced antacid Digene Gel that was recalled from the…

840 Bottles Of Intoxicating Cough Syrup Worth Rs 1.42 Lakh Seized In Rewa

Rewa : Vicious smugglers of Rewa district have absconded by cheating the police. Police say that on the information of the informer, the car was cordoned off. In such a situation,…