IPC registers 44 small-scale medtech firms under ADRMS

Mumbai: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has registered 44 small-scale medtech firms under ADR Monitoring System (ADRMS) to help them report medical devices related serious adverse events (SAEs) for patient and…

Draft issued to remove cough syrups from Schedule K

New Delhi: The Union health ministry has proposed an amendment to remove cough syrups from Schedule K, to make its sales strictly under prescription of a medical practitioner. The move…

CDSCO releases MedTech Mitra’s handbook

New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has released the MedTech Mitra’s handbook for innovators in the in-vitro diagnostics…

Telangana Rising Vision Document Aims for USD 3 Trillion Economy

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has introduced the Telangana Rising vision document, which aims to transform the state into a USD three trillion economy by 2047. This announcement…

Large quantity of banned cough syrup recovered from truck, three arrested

Kharagpur: Law enforcement officials executed a naka checking operation in the Fekoghat region of the Beliabeda police station, located within the Kharagpur Jhargram district, resulting in the seizure of a significant…

Colgate, Fair and Lovely, washing powder and soap are all fake…!

Jaipur:  You may be buying products of branded companies, but there is no guarantee whether the products are genuine or not. There are such mafias in the cities who are…

Gujarat FDCA receives Rs. 32 crore from state govt to expand Surat drug testing lab

Mumbai:  The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has received Rs. 32 crore to expand its drug testing laboratory in Surat, as part of a larger state initiative to…

Govt to decriminalise 1,000 minor offences, overhaul IP regime

New Delhi:  The Government will identify 1,000 provisions penalising minor offences within the next 45 days for decriminalisation, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He also invited…

Oxytocin Being Given To Animals In The City’s Dairies, High Court Expressed Surprise

Chandigarh:  On the basis of a survey of 3887 animals present in 227 dairies, a PIL was filed and the High Court was told that most of the animals are…

DCGI Frames Rules For Safety, Quality Of Imported Cosmetics

New Delhi:  No cosmetics can be imported unless the ‘use-by’ date is at least six months from the date of import, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) said. The…