Delhi HC Grants More Time For Central Govt To File Counter-Affidavits In All Matters On FDC Ban

New Delhi : The Division Bench of Delhi High Court, which is hearing the petitions by pharmaceutical manufacturers against the Central government’s order prohibiting 14 fixed dose combinations (FDCs) has…

Advisor Bhatnagar Reviews Performance, Functioning Of JKDFCO

Srinagar : Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today chaired a meeting and held a comprehensive review of the performance and functioning of J&K Drugs and Food Control Organisation…

21 Tata Hospital Staffers Booked For Referring Cancer Patients To Private Lab For Commission

Mumbai : 21 TATA hospital staffers booked for allegedly referring poor patients to a Parel-based private lab for various medical tests to pocket commissions, police said Tuesday. The police have booked…

Portal To Collate Data On Spurious Drugs In Works

New Delhi : India’s drug regulatory organization is planning to launch a unified portal to develop a digital drugs regulatory system. The system will maintain a database of drugs that are…

Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Common Among Patients Starting Buprenorphine: Study

Philadelphia : There is a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) initiating buprenorphine, according to a study published online June 1 in Addiction Science…

Spurious Drugs Case: Baddi Firm Owner Fails To Join Probe

Solan : Mukesh Saini, proprietor of Magnatek Enterprises, a pharmaceutical firm allegedly involved in the production of spurious drugs, failed to join the investigation at Baddi today. The authorities sealed…

DCGI Issues Drug Alert On Usage Of Cough And Cold Medicine Pholcodine

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General (India) (DCGI) has issued an advisory to the doctors, healthcare professionals and consumers to stop usage of opioid medicine pholcodine, which is used in…

DCGI Warns Of Stringent Action For Quality Lapses As International Community Started Doubting Indian Drugs

Chennai : Hailing the stellar performance of the Indian pharmaceutical industry on one side but raising quality concerns on the other in the wake of quality alerts issued by WHO on…

TS Pharma Firm Penalised Rs 45 Lakh For Pollution

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has imposed an environmental compensation penalty of Rs 45 lakh on Brundavan Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company, for violating environmental regulations. The pharmaceutical…

Exports Of Medical Devices Grew 16 Per Cent In 2022-23: AiMeD

New Delhi : India’s exports of medical devices has registered a 16.15 per cent growth during the fiscal year 2022-23 at Rs. 27,818 crore as compared to the Rs. 23,950 crore…