Zantac has low levels of cancer-causing chemical, FDA warns
New Delhi: The US Food and Drug Administration has alerted about a drug, sold in India and elsewhere to treat stomach pain and heartburn, that contains low-levels of cancer-causing substances.…
DCC under The Government of health and family welfare has approved the recommendation of the sub committee for effective recall system.
Government is considering a clear and more effective guideline to deal with the issue of recall of drugs which are Not of Standard Quality (NSQ). Drug Consultative Committee (DCC) under…
AFDLH Urge Health Ministry To Investigate Illegal Supply Of Malaria RDTs Samples To Manufacturers
The All Food And Drug Licence Holders Foundation (AFDLH), a pan-India body of distributors of Food and Drugs, has urged the Union Health Ministry to conduct investigation on illegal supply…
Illegal Making of Medical Devices, 45 Units under CDSCO scanner
Orthopedic implants were manufactured illegally without any regulatory license or approval. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO) team has raided 45 medical device facilities across the country for illegally producing…
Medical Makers would not be left to their own devices
New Delhi: The days of unconscionable laissez faire for global Medical Device Majors in India may be numbered. With first meeting of committee for preparation of road map for the…
CDSCO getting more stricter towards the quality and safety of Generic Medicines
Central Drugs Standard Control Organization(CDSCO) is making efforts to improve the drug quality of generic medicines to boost public confidence in generic drugs. As a part of this movement, India’s…
IPC planned to organize 1st IPC Workshop on Human Vaccines & Immunosera
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) planning hard to organize ‘1st IPC Workshop on Human Vaccines & Immunosera: Regulatory and Quality Considerations’ on December 19, 2018, at IPC Regional Office, Hyderabad. This…
To check counterfeit medications, the working group may vet a plan
To weed out the fake drugs from the market, India’ central drug regulator “The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) “is making a working group to basically assess its proposition…
Over-the-counter sale of 14 steroid creams has been banned by the Health Ministry
The Indian health ministry made amendments to certain rules of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 and put 14 steroid-based creams and ointments under the Schedule H category. This step…
Drug regulators in dilemma over the steps taken to prevent Oxytocin Misuse
A widely misused neurotransmitter and peptide hormone, Oxytocin has become the major issue in the minds of drug regulators as the steps taken by The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation…
