• Pharma
  • July 4, 2024
  • 440 views
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…

  • Pharma
  • July 4, 2024
  • 410 views
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…

  • Pharma
  • July 3, 2024
  • 320 views
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…

  • Pharma
  • June 26, 2024
  • 262 views
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…

  • Pharma
  • June 22, 2024
  • 354 views
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…

  • Pharma
  • June 20, 2024
  • 242 views
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)…

  • Pharma
  • April 3, 2024
  • 743 views
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
  • April 1, 2024
  • 390 views
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…

  • Pharma
  • March 26, 2024
  • 375 views
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.…