Indonesia Court Finds Drugmakers At Fault Over Toxic Cough Syrup, Awards Compansation
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously…
DCGI’s Latest Guidelines On Recall Lack Teeth, Legal Backing, Have Too Many ‘Loopholes’
New Delhi: Despite growing demands for laws mandating recall of drugs found ineffective or unsafe after reaching the market, latest norms by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)—the country’s apex…
Pharma Company Blast: MTBE Solvent Leak Triggered Accident, Says Andhra Home Minister
Visakhapatnam: The blast at the pharma company Escientia, in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli, occured when workers at the factory on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) tried to stop the leak of a…
Drugs Licence Approval Only If You Show GMP: DCGI
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is considering issuing and renewing licences only to those pharmaceutical firms that can prove they follow good manufacturing practices. The move—the first…
Factory Making Fake Dettol, Lizol, And Harpic Products Busted In Surat
Surat: In another such case, the city police today busted a factory that was manufacturing fake products in the Sarthana area of the city. The factory was making bogus products…
New Tests Developed To Spot Adulterated Honey
London: Scientists in the UK have developed new ways to analyse honey to check for adulteration, in some cases without opening the jar. There has been a lot of attention on…
Bombay HC Censures Magistrate For Failing To Expedite Trial
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has censured a magistrate for failing to comply with a 2021 high court order expediting trial in a case, noting that the magistrate has made…
1,397 Start Ups In Pharma Sector In Three Years
New Delhi: The number of start ups in the pharmaceutical sector has more than doubled in three years from 2021, while the sector has a meagre 1.5 per cent representation in…
DGFT Launches Revamped ECoO 2.0 System
Mumbai4: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has introduced the revamped Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 system. This upgrade aims to streamline the certification process for exporters by…
Medicine, Antibiotics Exports Gaining Share In US, Italian Markets: Govt Data According To The Commerce Ministry Data, India
New Delhi: With the Union government focusing on boosting domestic manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, India’s medicine and antibiotics exports have started gaining significant market share in the US. According to…
