Evading Customs Duty, Pure Alcohol Importers Making Profits

Mumbai : Several firms across the state, including some from south Mumbai, are under the scanner of the Customs Department after a huge consignment of pure ethyl alcohol, which was misdeclared…

India’s Largest Microcrystalline Cellulose Manufacturing Plant Inaugurated By Gadkari

Nagpur : Nitika Pharmaceuticals Specialty Private Limited, excipient manufacturing company, marked a historic milestone with the grand inauguration of India’s largest Microcrystalline Cellulose (*Tabcell) Manufacturing Plant, an event that reverberated with…

₹ 2.2 Crore Fine Collected From 21 Pvt Blood Banks

MUMBAI : Private blood banks in the city have charged an excess processing fee to the tune of Rs 15 crore between 2014 and 2019, the State Blood Transfusion Council…

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Recalls 1,200 Bottles Of Hypertension Drug In US

New Delhi : Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is recalling 1,200 bottles of a generic drug, used to treat high blood pressure, in the American market due to a manufacturing issue, according to the…

Imposing Restrictions On Doctors Is An Unhealthy Practice

Hyderabad : It is beyond any doubt that nothing can be worse than state intervention in the functioning of professionals and the economy, which are linked to one another. This impact…

Consignment of banned tablets received in parcel seized

RAJOURI : The District Police Rajouri unearthed a new modus operandi of some peddlers who are receiving consignment of banned drugs in parcel with seizure of one such consignment in…

25000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras To Make Medicines Available At Affordable Prices

New Delhi : Prime Minister during his Independence Day speech at Red Fort said that the government has plans to increase the number of ‘Jan Aushadhi Kendras’ from 10,000 to…

Wegovy May Raise Risk Of Complications Under Anaesthesia

Washington : Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anaesthesia.…

Long-Term Use Of Acid Reflux Drugs Linked To Dementia Risk

Minnesota : Prolonged use of acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors could increase the risk of dementia, a new study shows. Previous studies gave conflicting advice on whether the medicines…

Trial Starts In Uzbekistan Over 65 Chldren’s Deaths Blamed On India-Made Medicine

TASHKENT : A court in the Uzbek capital has opened the trial of 21 individuals over the deaths last year of 65 children blamed on an Indian-made cough syrup. The Supreme…