Punjab-Based Company Booked For Producing ‘Substandard’ Antibiotic
Noida: The drugs control department of Gautam Budh Nagar on Tuesday booked a Mohali-based pharmaceutical company for allegedly producing “substandard” quality antibiotics, which were found being sold in Gautam Budh…
60 Small Drug Makers Join Govt Scheme To Modernise Pharma Manufacturing Units
New Delhi: Sixty small drug manufacturers have enrolled in a government scheme aimed at modernising their units to align with global good manufacturing practices (GMP), according to a report by the…
Lilly Received Marketing Authorization For Tirzepatide In India
New Delhi: The popular weight loss and diabetes drug Tirzepatide — marketed as Mounjaro and Zepbound in the US — is likely to hit the markets in India though there has…
DCA Seizes Overpriced, Misleading Claim Medicine
Hyderabad: Officials from the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in separate raids in Sangareddy and Suryapet districts seized overpriced drugs and also medicines with misleading advertisements. During a special drive, DCA…
Sun Pharma Inks Non-Exclusive License Agreement With Takeda To Introduce Vonoprazan Tablets In India
New Delhi: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Friday said it has inked a licensing pact with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to commercialise a novel gastrointestinal drug in India. The company has entered…
Punjab: 11-Month-Old Given Expired Vaccine At Amritsar’s Private Hospital
Amritsar: Parents of an 11-month-old child held a protest at a private hospital in Amritsar district on Wednesday after they found that an expired vaccine had been administered to their child.…
DCGI Mandates Adherence To BIS Standards For Medical Devices
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Rajeev Raghuvanshi, has mandated that medical device manufacturers and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing laboratories comply with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)…
PLI Scheme Fuels Domestic Manufacturing Of Penicillin G, Clavulanic Acid
New Delhi: India’s efforts to reduce its dependence on China for crucial drugs have received a significant boost, with two domestic drug makers poised to commence production of the key…
Pharma Companies View Gene Therapy As Viable Option
Bengaluru: Pharma companies view gene therapy as viable option as US FDA issues human gene therapy products guidance which incorporates human genome editing. Industry experts concur with US FDA that its…
Medical Shop Run By Twenty20 In Kizhakkambalam Asked To Shut Down
Kochi: Following a complaint that a medical shop opened by Twenty20 party in Kizhakkambalam violated election model code of conduct (MCC), the returning officer directed it to be closed on Monday.…
