MP Mian Altaf Demands Curbs On Spurious Drugs In LS

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament (MP) Mian Altaf Ahmad today expressed concern over the  deficiencies in J&K healthcare system. He was speaking during the discussion on demand for grants…

38,539 Misleading Advertisements Reported To SLAs Till Date: Ministry Of Ayush

New Delhi: The Ministry of Ayush has said that under the pharmacovigilance programme, a total of 38,539 misleading advertisements till date related to Ayush drugs has been noticed and reported…

Health Ministry Invites Applications For The Post Of DCGI

New Delhi: The Union health ministry has initiated the process to fill in the top most post in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), with the tenure of the…

Telangana DCA Makes 277 Seizures Since January

Hyderabad: Telangana accounts for over 35% of India’s pharmaceutical production, with Hyderabad earning the moniker ‘Bulk Drug Capital of India’. The State has seen substantial growth in the pharmaceutical sector…

CDSCO To Accept Pre-Clinical Toxicity Data Generated In Other Countries Subject To Conditions

New Delhi: The Central drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has decided to accept the preclinical toxicity data already generated and accepted by regulatory authorities of other countries…

Biological E Receives WHO PQ For Novel Oral Polio Vaccine

Hyderabad: In a monumental stride towards eradicating polio worldwide, Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccine and pharmaceutical company today announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted Pre-qualification (PQ)…

SC Asks Uttarakhand Govt To Finalize Decision On Suspension Of 14 Patanjali Products In Two Weeks

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttarakhand government to decide on the suspension of 14 products by yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved, reported Live Law. A bench of…

Chhattisgarh To Curb Misleading Advertisements

Raipur: Directorate of AYUSH, Government of Chhattisgarh based on directives of the Supreme Court had taken initiatives to curb misleading advertisements by the medicine manufacturers, advertisers and advertising agencies to…

Pune: Two-Day Training On Medicinal Plants At SPPU Attracts 25 Trainees

Pune: A two-day training on “Processing and Value Addition of Medicinal Plants” was organised on July 27 and 28 at the National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH sponsored West Regional…

Drug Safety Alert: IPC Flags ADR Linked To Vancomycin

New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), through its recently issued drug safety alert for the month of July, has revealed that Vancomycin, a tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic, is linked with adverse drug reactions…