No Jewellery, Cellphone Use In ICU: Advisory To Health Workers

New Delhi: Healthcare workers should remove all types of jewellery below the elbow while on duty, Centre said in a fresh directive. In the directive issued to heads of all central…

Pharmacists Cheer Arrest Of Corrupt Drug Inspector

Ahmedabad: In a rare turn of events, the arrest of a corrupt drug inspector spurred pharmacists to celebrate it by bursting firecrackers and cutting a cake at the Food and…

ACB Gujarat Nabs Female Drug Inspector In A Bribe Case

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed a Drug Inspector of the Food and Drug Control office in the city in a bribery case involving a sum of…

Netherlands: Health Secy Visits Bilthoven Biologicals, Discusses Collaboration On Production Of Oral Polio Vaccine

New Delhi: Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Wednesday visited the manufacturing unit of global pharmaceutical company Bilthoven Biologicals at Utrecht, Netherlands. Further, the Union Health Secretary met with CEO Juergen…

India Lifts Safeguard Measures On Isopropyl Alcohol Imports

Mumbai: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has officially announced the discontinuation of safeguard measures on the import of isopropyl alcohol (IPA). The decision, communicated through Trade Notice dated April…

Punjab And Haryana HC Notice To Centre On Petition Against Misuse Of Oxytocin

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from the Union and State government in PIL seeking implementation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (Resignation of…

AFMS Collaborates With IIT Delhi To Develop Medical Devices

New Delhi: Armed Forces Medical Services and IIT-Delhi on Monday joined hands to undertake collaborative research to develop novel medical devices and focus on solving health issues specific to serving soldiers…

2 Youths Arrested With 44770 Pregabalin Capsules

Raisinghnagar: To curb drug abuse, the city police has once again arrested two youths with 44770 Pregabalin drug capsules. The police took this action near the village Satjanda. The police are…

Drug Injections Were Also Fake…Injections Sold In Name Of Delhi Company

Patna: Addiction…that too fake. The injections being used by drug addicts were found to be fake during investigation. The team of the Drug Department and Kankarbagh Police recovered injections worth…

Gujarat FDCA Approved 133 New Drug Manufacturing Units In FY24

Ahmedabad: The growth of the pharmaceutical industry in Gujarat has continued unabated in the financial year 2023-24, with the Gujarat State Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) issuing 133 approvals…