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…
Surat: Police Seize 2195 Bottles Of Ayurvedic Syrup During Raids, 7 Arrested
Surat: After six individuals lost their lives in Gujarat’s Kheda district after consuming an ayurvedic syrup, the police on Friday raided seven places in the city, and seized 2195 bottles,…
India So Far Approved 15 Vaccines And Five Booster Doses: CDSCO
New Delhi: India has so far approved 15 vaccines as primary vaccination and five for booster dose, for restricted use in emergency situation against Covid-19, the pandemic that broke out in…
DCC Recommends To DCGI Inclusion Of Details Of All Excipients In QR Code For Top 300 Brands
New Delhi: The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) of the Union health ministry has recommended to the national drug regulator to amend the regulation mandating Quick Response (QR) code for the top…
