Govt Mulls Over New Category For Advanced Coronary Stents, Ceiling Price Increase To Attract Manufacturers
New Delhi: The government is mulling creating a separate category for advanced coronary stents and raising the price ceiling to woo stent makers who have shelved plans to launch their next…
DCA Seizes Physician’s Samples, Expired Drugs Worth Rs 55,000
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, raided the retail outlet Kandar Medicals on the premises of Kandar Diabetic Centre in Tarnaka, Secunderabad, and seized physician’s samples and expired drugs…
Pharma Firms Move Delhi HC, Seek Quashing Of Notifications Banning 156 FDC
New Delhi: Pharma companies such as Alkem Laboratories and Entod Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and others have moved the Delhi High Court seeking that the government’s recent notification banning 156 fixed-dose combination…
Scheme To Launch Cancer Drugs At Reduced Costs To Be Launched On 29th Aug
Thiruvananthapuram: The State government’s initiative to make expensive cancer drugs and immunosuppressant drugs available at zero-profit price to consumers through Karunya pharmacies is being launched on Thursday. The medicines will be…
Assam Rifles Seize 1,20,000 Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 19.2 Crore In Agartala, One Arrested
Agartala: The Assam Rifles seized 1,20,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 19.2 crore, at Agartala’s Salbagan, on August 27. As per the security personnel, an individual was also arrested along with…
Amphetamine Worth Rs 8.5 Crore Seized In Hyderabad, 3 Held For Peddling
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police have seized amphetamine drugs worth Rs 8.5 crore and arrested three accused. In a joint operation, the city police and Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) seized 8.5 kg…
Govt Plans To Introduce QR Barcodes For Vaccines, Cancer Drugs And Antibiotics
New Delhi: QR codes may be made mandatory for vaccines, cancer drugs and antibiotics to prevent the supply of counterfeits. These QR codes will validate the authenticity of the medicines, as…
Affordable TB Testing Technology Developed By ICMR’s Regional Centre
New Delhi: An affordable tuberculosis testing technology that can detect the disease using a patient’s sputum for just Rs 35 has been developed by apex medical research body ICMR’s regional…
DCGI Plans To Make It Easier To Manufacture Disinfectants
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) may make it easier for companies to manufacture disinfectants, whose market has grown exponentially since the covid-19 pandemic. DCGI may exclude disinfectants…
FDC Ban: Drug Makers Seek Time, Look At Legal Recourse
Mumbai: The Centre’s ongoing efforts to remove ‘irrational’ combination drugs from the market has reignited the discussion on science versus commerce. While some companies are seeking time to recall existing…
