Govt Suspends QP Pharma And 2 Others’ Licences Over Tainted Cough Syrup
New Delhi : India has suspended a drugmaker’s manufacturing licence after the World Health Organization flagged contamination in its cough syrups found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia in April, the…
LDL-C Drugs Can Affect Lung Function And Brain Size, Study Finds
Adelaide, Australia : One of the world’s largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has highlighted an issue with a new class of drugs that could impair lung function in…
Several Bills Related To Pharma May Get Through The Ongoing Monsoon Session Of Parliament
Bengaluru : Six bills including Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, Biological Diversity Bill, National Dental Commission Bill, National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill and National Research Foundation Bill are expected…
Delhi HC Grants More Time For Central Govt To File Counter-Affidavits In All Matters On FDC Ban
New Delhi : The Division Bench of Delhi High Court, which is hearing the petitions by pharmaceutical manufacturers against the Central government’s order prohibiting 14 fixed dose combinations (FDCs) has…
Advisor Bhatnagar Reviews Performance, Functioning Of JKDFCO
Srinagar : Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today chaired a meeting and held a comprehensive review of the performance and functioning of J&K Drugs and Food Control Organisation…
21 Tata Hospital Staffers Booked For Referring Cancer Patients To Private Lab For Commission
Mumbai : 21 TATA hospital staffers booked for allegedly referring poor patients to a Parel-based private lab for various medical tests to pocket commissions, police said Tuesday. The police have booked…
Portal To Collate Data On Spurious Drugs In Works
New Delhi : India’s drug regulatory organization is planning to launch a unified portal to develop a digital drugs regulatory system. The system will maintain a database of drugs that are…
Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Common Among Patients Starting Buprenorphine: Study
Philadelphia : There is a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) initiating buprenorphine, according to a study published online June 1 in Addiction Science…
Spurious Drugs Case: Baddi Firm Owner Fails To Join Probe
Solan : Mukesh Saini, proprietor of Magnatek Enterprises, a pharmaceutical firm allegedly involved in the production of spurious drugs, failed to join the investigation at Baddi today. The authorities sealed…
DCGI Issues Drug Alert On Usage Of Cough And Cold Medicine Pholcodine
New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General (India) (DCGI) has issued an advisory to the doctors, healthcare professionals and consumers to stop usage of opioid medicine pholcodine, which is used in…
