Price cap on 2 key cancer drugs increased by 50%
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over shortages of two critical cancer medicines, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has approved a 50% hike in ceiling prices of Carboplatin and Cisplatin injections, citing escalating…
No raids till further orders: Maharashtra tells Bombay HC in Patanjali labelling case
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that it will not carry out raids and a confiscation drive against ayurvedic products over allegedly misleading ‘indication’ labels until…
30 docs from 9 states guilty of taking pharma company junket, no action yet by 6 state medical councils
Thirty doctors who were found guilty of accepting a foreign trip worth Rs 2 crore to Paris and Monaco, funded by a pharma company, come from at least nine states.…
Diabetic drug metformin found to act on brain
NEW DELHI: Cheap, effective and widely trusted, metformin has long been the first choice for treating type 2 diabetes. Now, scientists say the drug works in a way few had…
Unapproved drops for dry eyes pose risks: Govt
NEW DELHI: Flagging that certain yet-to-be-approved dry eye relief drops are being sold in the market, the central drugs regulator has asked states to cancel any permissions granted for these…
Patent rejected for MNC’s cancer drug, generics to follow
NEW DELHI: In what could be good news for patients, Indian Patent Office (IPO) has rejected MNC AbbVie’s patent application for its blockbuster cancer drug Venetoclax citing lack of inventive…
Quality of generic drugs as good as that of costlier branded cousins: Study
NEW DELHI: A citizen-funded quality study of commonly prescribed medicines has found no difference in quality between expensive branded drugs and the far cheaper generics, including govtsupplied medicines, even as…
Superbugs now resistant to key everyday antibiotics: ICMR
NEW DELHI: Some of the most common infections – urinary tract, pneumonia, sepsis and diarrhoeal illnesses – are becoming increasingly harder to treat in India as widely used antibiotics continue…
Lucknow bribery case: CBI arrests two narcotics inspectors, nursing home owner
Lucknow: In a major operation against corruption in drug enforcement, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended two Inspectors of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Lucknow – Mahipal…
Maharashtra tragedy: Gas leak at pharma company in Palghar; at least 4 dead
NEW DELHI: At least four workers have died and two others are in serious condition after inhaling nitrogen gas leaked at a pharmaceutical company located in the Tarapur MIDC of…
