Overpriced ‘CYLET-2.5 Tablets’ For Cancer Treatment Seized
Hyderabad: Officials of Telangana Drugs Control Administration seized overpriced medicine, ‘CYLET-2.5 Tablets’ (Letrozole Tablets IP 2.5 mg), primarily used in the treatment of breast cancer from a shop in Nalgonda district…
9,700 Bottles Of Cough Syrup Seized From Assam-Tripura Border
Silchar, Assam: Authorities in Assam have seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs namely cough syrup and have attested two persons in this regard. Banned cough syrup has a huge…
NPPA Accepts MDC’s Recommendation On Price Fixation For New Drugs If Price Of Similar Formulation Already Fixed
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed that if the pricing of a new drug formulation for which the Multidisciplinary Committee (MDC) of Experts has already recommended a…
Over 50 Percent Antibiotics Prescribed In India Have Potential To Cause High AMR
New Delhi: Over 50 percent of antibiotics prescribed in India are those with a potential to cause high antimicrobial resistance, according to a government report based on India’s first large-scale…
Investment Of Rs 200 Cr For Medicinal Plant Sector Of NE: Sonowal
Jorhat: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said investment to the tune of around Rs 200 crore will be made in the CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) to…
NDLEA Thwarts Attempt To Flood Nigeria With 7.5m Tramadol Pills, 95,400 Codeine Bottles
Abuja: Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted desperate attempts by transnational criminal organisations to flood Nigerian communities with large quantities of assorted illicit drugs during…
DCGI Directs Manufacturers Of Cold FDC Drops To Carry Warning Against Use Of Drug In Infants
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has mandated all manufacturers of common cold fixed dose combination (FDC) of chlorpheniramine maleate IP 2mg with phenylephrine HCL IP 5…
CDSCO Found Data Manipulation, SOP Violations By Public Testing Labs
NEW DELHI: In a startling revelation, India’s drug regulator has found large scale “data manipulation” and non-compliance with good laboratory practices (GLP) by public testing laboratories. According to a government report,…
6 crore Hospital Admissions Costing Rs 77,298 Cr Under AB PM-JAY Till Nov, 23: Govt To LS
NEW DELHI: Approximately six crore hospital admissions entailing an expenditure of Rs 77,298 crore have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana till November 30, Union…
Quality Issues Found With Cough Syrup Linked To Cameroon Deaths – Sources
BHOPAL: Indian tests of a cough syrup linked to the deaths of at least six children in Cameroon have found unidentified quality issues in at least one of the five…
