Pharma body to cap prices of cigarette substitutes, seeks data
NEW DELHI: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has sought data on price to retailers and annual turnover from all companies involved in the manufacturing of nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs). Officials…
Six Of Family Killed In Oxygen Cylinder Blast In Bulandshahr
BULANDSHAHR: Six people died and three were injured following an oxygen cylinder blast which led to a partial house collapse in the Asha puri colony of Sikandrabad area in Bulandshahr…
Eye drop licence suspended over safety concern
NEW DELHI: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday suspended the licence to manufacture and market PresVu, an eye drop that claims to reduce the need for reading…
‘70% of admitted patients given antibiotics’
NEW DELHI: Nearly 7 out of 10 admitted patients are prescribed antibiotics, a survey carried out in 20 public hospitals across the country has revealed. A survey carried out in 20 public hospitals…
With over 4,000 manufacturing units, Gujarat flag bearer of India’s pharma industry: State govt
Gujarat has been the flag bearer of India‘s pharma industry and a hub for pharmaceutical manufacturing and exports for years, the state government has said as it gears up to host the…
CDSCO approves India’s first CAR-T cell therapy against certain blood cancers
ImmunoACT is an IIT Bombay incubated company-backed by drug maker Laurus Labs on Friday said it has received approval from Indian drug regulator the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for its…
Generic drugs issue: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to meet IMA, NMC brass today
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the newly-notified regulation – National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023 – which, among other things,…
Trans-fatty acids killing 5.4 lakh a year: Govt
NEW DELHI : High intake of trans-fatty acids increases the risk of coronary heart disease, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply to a Parliament question, Mandaviya said industrially…
Lok Sabha approves bill to expand J&K pharmacists’ job opportunities
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill allowing those qualified or registered under the Jammu & Kashmir Pharmacy Act to be registered as pharmacists under the Pharmacy Act, thus doing away with…
Indian-made cold syrup sent to Iraq contains poison, test shows
A cold medication made in India and sold in Iraq is tainted with toxic chemicals, a test commissioned by Bloomberg News shows, the latest in a series of alarming revelations about syrup medicines used by children…
