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…
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…
Customs seizes 20 container of illicit drugs, contraband worth N13.5b imported from India in Rivers
Port Harcourt: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area II Command, Onne, Rivers State, has intercepted 20 containers of illicit drugs and other contraband goods valued at over N13.5 billion. Outgoing…
Two firms fined for selling spurious cosmetic products
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Health Department’s campaign against fake and unsafe cosmetics—Operation Soundarya—has received clearance from the court. The initiative, led by the state’s Drugs Control Department, is to ensure the beauty…
MNCs push to restart refurbished med device imports; seeks entry in repair initiative
New Delhi: Months after regulators in India discontinued the imports of refurbished medical devices, multi-national players have called for restraining the category imports and including the industry in the government’s…
Gujarat FDCA receives Rs. 32 crore from state govt to expand Surat drug testing lab
Mumbai: The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has received Rs. 32 crore to expand its drug testing laboratory in Surat, as part of a larger state initiative to…
Govt to decriminalise 1,000 minor offences, overhaul IP regime
New Delhi: The Government will identify 1,000 provisions penalising minor offences within the next 45 days for decriminalisation, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He also invited…
CSIR-NIIST Develops Technology To Convert Biomedical Waste Into Soil Additives
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) in Thiruvananthapuram has developed a technology that converts pathogenic biomedical waste into value-added soil additives that eliminate the need for costly…
