Delhi govt inspects 25 firms, collects 55 samples in crackdown on spurious anticancer drugs

New Delhi:  In a special enforcement drive against spurious and substandard anticancer drugs, Delhi government inspected 25 firms and collected 55 samples across the city, officials said on Monday. Directed…

Jharkhand HC orders FIRover children being given HIV-infected blood during transfusions

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on February 4 ordered the registration of a first information report (FIR) in a case where five children were infected with HIV after getting blood transfusions…

Narco Syndicate indulged in supply of Contraband NRX medicines dismantled, arrested two key operatives

New Delhi: In an effective and decisive action, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Crime Branch has successfully dismantled a major Narco-syndicate indulged in supply of contraband medicines. This…

BDMAI’s e-marketing portal to promote Indian pharma products and services

Mumbai:  With the launch of the Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association of India (BDMAI)’s e-marketing portal, Indian pharma companies can now promote exclusively Indian APIs, intermediates, pellets, impurities, contract development and…

FIR against pharma dealer for supplying dubious snake antidote to govt

Panaji:  Goa police on Thursday registered an FIR against Aarav Pharma, Santa Cruz, for allegedly cheating the directorate of health services (DHS) by supplying spurious snake anti-venom. TOI was the…

One arrested in spurious rabies vaccine racket: Govt tells RS

New Delhi:  The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization along with State Licensing Authority has investigated the circulation of batch specific spurious rabies vaccine in India, resulting in the arrest of…

Drug testing lab at Baddi under lens over chronic delays, missed deadlines

Solan:  Inordinate delays in testing drug samples at the Baddi-based Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) have brought the functioning of the high-profile facility under sharp scrutiny. Set up with an investment…

IISER Pune scientists uncover bacteria’s new survival secret

Pune:  A recent study at the Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, found that Escherichia coli can quickly survive antibiotics by temporarily making extra copies of a key…

NPPA fixes retail price of 36 new drugs

New Delhi:  The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed and notified the retail price of 37 new drugs in its recent meeting, under the provisions of the Drugs Prices…

Minimum import price set for Penicillin G, salts

New Delhi:  The Union government has set a minimum import price (MIP) for some key pharmaceutical inputs like penicillin G and its salts, 6 APA and amoxicillin. According to a…