NPPA fixes retail price of nine new drug combinations

New Delhi:  The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified the retail price of nine new drugs, including three anti-inflammation fixed dose combinations (FDCs) and six antidiabetic combinations. The prices…

ICMR wants curbs on Antibiotics sale, as turn ineffective against deadly superbugs

New Delhi: India’s top health research agency has recommended that antibiotics newly launched in the country should only be sold through certain hospital pharmacies, amid concerns around their misuse and abuse…

Cybercrooks create fake website of pharma major to dupe investors

Ahmedabad:  Cyber fraudsters cheated several people allegedly by creating fake websites in the name of Torrent Pharmaceuticals, one of the country’s leading pharma companies. The scam came to light after…

DCGI allows stickering of revised MRP on medical devices post GST reform

New Delhi:  The drug regulator has permitted the temporary affixing of stickers to reflect revised Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) on certain medical devices to implement the revised GST rate. As per the…

NPPA asks pharma, medtech firms to cut prices after GST rate reduction

New Delhi:  The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has asked all manufacturers, marketing companies, and industry associations to pass on the benefits of a reduction in goods and services tax…

Lilly launches TuneLab platform to give biotechnology companies access to AI-enabled drug discovery models

INDIANAPOLIS:  Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of Lilly TuneLab, an artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) platform that provides biotech companies access to drug discovery models trained…

Illegal ayurvedic medicine factory busted in Valsad, raw materials, machinery seized

Valsad:  A factory manufacturing Ayurvedic medicines illegally has been busted behind the Vishwambhari temple in Rabda, Valsad district of Gujarat. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have raided the factory…

Telangana DCA raids quack’s clinic in Nizamabad

Hyderabad:  Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA) officials seized a stock of antibiotics and other medicines during a raid on the premises of a quack in Nizamabad district on September 10.…

DCGI approves FDC of voglibose 0.2 mg and metformin Hcl 500mg

New Delhi:  The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has informed the drug controllers of states and Union Territories that the antidiabetic fixed dose combination (FDC) of voglibose 0.2 mg…

NAFDAC seizes ₦1.2b worth of fake antimalarial drugs from China

Abuja: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intercepted 277 cartons of fake antimalarial drugs with an estimated street value of ₦1.2 billion. The shipment, concealed…