WHO refutes Trump’s claim linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims that vaccines and the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy are linked to autism in children. Speaking at…
TN DCA busts major illegal abortion pill ring, seizes 6720 MTP kits
Chennai: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in Tamil Nadu has dismantled a large, illicit network involved in the unauthorized sale and distribution of abortion medicines, with a significant haul of…
Glenmark, Hengrui Pharma in pact for cancer drug
Mumbai: Glenmark Specialty S.A. (GSSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Glenmark), today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Hengrui Pharma…
Generic medicines, price ceilings led to better hypertension control in India: WHO
New Delhi: Free medicines distribution, use of generics, and price regulation enabled a better control of hypertension — a known risk for heart disease — in India, the World Health…
Health ministry removes Dr Montu Kumar Patel from the post of PCI president
New Delhi: The Union ministry of health and family welfare has removed Dr Montu Kumar Patel, who has been facing investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation for alleged bribery,…
Delhi HC directs Patanjali to remove part of its ‘disparaging’ Chyawanprash ads
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, disposed of an appeal filed by Patanjali Ayurveda against a single-judge order restraining it from airing advertisements allegedly disparaging…
3 children die of kidney failure in Chhindwara within 15 days, Central govt team to investigate
Chhindwara: In Chhindwara, three children died due to kidney failure in the past 15 days. 9 are undergoing treatment in different hospitals. Given the seriousness of the case, the district administration…
Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol over unproven autism link
Washington: Doctors in the US will soon be advised not to prescribe the pain reliever Tylenol to pregnant women, US President Donald Trump said, citing a disputed link between the…
Alkem launches Pertuza, a pertuzumab biosimilar, for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer
Mumbai: Alkem Laboratories Ltd today announced the launch of Pertuza injection 420mg/14mL, a pertuzumab biosimilar, in India for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Alkem’s Pertuza is an affordable, indigenously-developed…
UP tops India’s medicine trade; chemists must ensure drug safety: CM
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday urged the pharmaceutical sector to act responsibly against counterfeit medicines, calling them a serious threat to public health. Addressing the annual program of…
