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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…