National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority notifies retail price of 42 new drugs

New Delhi:  The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified retail price of 42 new drugs under the provisions of the Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO), 2013, including anti hypertensive,…

Legal Loopholes Stall Crackdown On Interstate Fake Drug Rackets In India

New Delhi: Serious legal gaps in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, combined with acute shortages of manpower and infrastructure, continue to impede the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)…

IPC releases draft NFI-2026 to promote rational use of medicines

Ghaziabad:- The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has taken a significant step toward strengthening public health systems with the draft release of the National Formulary of India (NFI) 2026, a comprehensive…

Haryana Mandates Real-Time Medicine Tracking In Govt Hospitals

Chandigarh: In a major push to strengthen public healthcare, the Haryana Government has directed all government hospitals to maintain medicine stock records on a real-time centralised portal, ensuring transparency and…

Parliamentary Panel Recommends Decentralisation Of Approval Of All Medical Devices

New Delhi: The Parliamentary Panel on Health and Family Welfare has recommended various significant regulatory changes in the regulation of medical devices, including decentralisation of approval for all medical devices…

Govt Outlines AYUSH Heavy Metal Monitoring Steps In Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: The Ministry of AYUSH has detailed its regulatory framework and ongoing initiatives to monitor heavy metal content in traditional medicines, responding to parliamentary concerns over quality and safety…

Officials’ Apathy Allows Quackery To Flourish: Delhi’s ‘Salman Bhai’ Runs Paid ‘Herbal Cure’ Camp For Incurable Alopecia In Mughalsarai

 Uttar Pradesh : In a shocking display of regulatory failure and public health negligence, a Delhi resident identified as Salman Bhai, operating through the so-called ‘Maya Group’, organised a commercial camp…

Minor Girl Hospitalised After Allegedly Consuming Cough Syrup In Raebareli

Raebareli: A minor girl in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, fell ill after allegedly consuming cough syrup purchased from a local medical store, leading her family to take her to a…

Delhi Drugs Control Department Seizes Insulin Stock Worth Rs 20.06 Lakh

New Delhi (ANI): The Delhi Drugs Control Department conducted a special enforcement drive at a wholesale drug market in Delhi to ensure the availability of safe, effective and quality medicines…

War Could Affect Up To ₹5,000 Crore Of Pharma Exports And Disrupt Supply Chains

Hyderabad : Pharmaceutical exports, particularly to GCC and WANA regions, are likely to be impacted significantly amid challenges triggered by the war in West Asia, the uncertainty over cargo movement…