Atmanirbhar India in Accurate & Speedy COVID-19 Testing from December

New Delhi: Apollo hospitals group has introduced first of its kind indigenously developed and AI powered COVID 19 testing method which epitomises speed and accuracy, attributes lacking so far in…

  • Pharma
  • November 4, 2020
  • 206 views
SLAs Ask Mask Manufacturers To Expeditiously Register With CDSCO For Compliance

Mumbai : While the central government had allowed mask manufacturers to manufacture and then apply for registration within 18 months considering the ongoing pandemic, the state licensing authorities (SLAs) have…

  • Pharma
  • November 3, 2020
  • 197 views
Covid-19: DCGI Rejects Dr Reddy’s Proposal Seeking Full Marketing Authorisation of Remdesivir

India’s central drug regulator has rejected Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ application seeking approval for full marketing authorisation of anti-viral drug remdesivir which has so far been allowed restricted emergency use on…

  • Pharma
  • November 2, 2020
  • 257 views
Bharat Biotech to launch Covaxin in Q2 2021

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech is planning to launch its vaccine for Covid-19 in the second quarter next year if it gets the requisite approvals from the Indian regulatory authorities, a top company…

  • Health
  • October 21, 2019
  • 356 views
Ultrasound Machine becomes a Drug! Sounds like ‘Sex Change’

New Delhi: Ultrasound Machine will now be a Drug, a medicine! Sounds like sex change, doesn’t it? It is a ‘forced’ marriage of sorts. The draft notification issued by Union…

  • Pharma
  • May 28, 2019
  • 305 views
Drug companies prefer using popular brand names for new products

The central government has ordered state drug controllers not to allow pharma companies to market drug formulations in which the composition has been tweaked while retaining the old brand name.…

Soon, a common IT platform will be rolling out for management of sales and manufacturing licenses of drugs

To harmonize the drug licensing system in India, Union Ministry and family welfare coming out with common IT platform for the management of drug sales and manufacturing licenses for all…

  • Health
  • October 31, 2018
  • 293 views
Diet Pills contain banned Ingredients Putting Indians At Risk

The use of Weight loss, muscle building or sexual enhancement pills are very common but be careful while using them as most of the pills listed in Public database mostly…

  • Policy
  • July 16, 2018
  • 228 views
DCGI canceled the license for Diclofenac injection marketed by Novartis

With the raised concern by the Indian health ministry panel the license of Diclofenac injection sold by Novartis has been canceled by DCGI. The brand name of the Diclofenac painkiller…

  • Pharma
  • June 17, 2018
  • 240 views
DCGI issued instructions to put a rack for generic drugs in a Private Chemist Shops

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), in a favor to promote generic medicines has issued instructions to all Indian states drug controllers to ensure that every private retail chemist…