India Joins Mission To Harmonise Pharmacopoeial Standards
New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) is now a member the Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group (PDG). As the Indian pharmaceutical industry is “a major manufacturer of the world’s medicines,” Jaap…
Illegal Drug De-Addiction Centre Busted In Gurugram, Operator Arrested
Gurugram: A joint team of the chief minister’s flying squad and the health department busted a drug de-addiction centre being run illegally here and arrested one of its operators, police…
Diabetes Drug Among 48 To Fail Quality Test
NEW DELHI: The drug regulator said it found 48 critical medicines, meant for domestic consumption, as “not of standard quality” in August. The samples were collected across the country. Some of…
Allahabad HC Puts On Hold UP’s Order To Suspend Sanjay Gandhi Hospital’s Licence
Lucknow/Amethi: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the Uttar Pradesh government’s order suspending the licence of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Amethi. A division bench of Justices Vivek…
Falsified Avastin Have Blinded Patients In Pakistan
Lahore: Dozens of people in Pakistan have lost their sight after being injected with what is suspected to be a falsified version of Roche’s Avastin medicine. The patients in Punjab province…
Nanded Hospital Deaths Expose Maharashtra’s Flawed Medicine Procurement System
Mumbai: The deaths of 31 patients within a two-day period at the Maharashtra government-run Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded has once again exposed the state’s flawed…
WHO Recommends R21/Matrix-M Vaccine For Malaria Prevention
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of…
24 Patients, Including 12 Newborns, Die Within A Day At Nanded Govt Hospital Due To Shortage Of Medicine
New Delhi: Twelve newborns and as many adults died at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded in 24 hours, the hospital dean said, blaming a shortage of medicines and hospital…
Sonamura Police Seizes Eskuf Worth Rs 5 Lakh, Arrested 2
Agartala: Acting on a tip-off, Sonamura police seized 650 bottles of narcotic cough syrup with an estimated market value of Rs 5 lakh. Briefing the reporters in this context, OC Sonamura…
Person Making ‘Body Grow Powder’ Arrested In Safidon
Safidon: The CIA team has arrested an accused in the case of preparing powder by grinding allopathic and intoxicating medicines and mixing them with homeopathic medicine. During patrolling, CIA Safidons received…
