Assam Scientist-Developed Antibiotic Gets US FDA Approval
GUWAHATI: A molecule, Enmetazobactam, for which a team of scientists, including Assam’s Dr. Mukut Gohain, received a US patent as one of the inventors in 2008, has now received the green…
Maha FDA Clamps Down On Unauthorized Cosmetics Manufacturing Units In Mumbai
Mumbai: In a resolute move to combat illicit activities in the cosmetic industry, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Abhimanyu Kale led a raid on the premises of Raj…
Police-Narcotics Raided Drug Market, Defense Supply Medicines Recovered
Agra: After the case of defense supply medicines being sold in the open market in Agra’s drug market came to light, the police and Anti Narcotics Task Force raided the drug…
Tamil Nadu Government Bifurcates Powers Of SLA Between Two Officers
Chennai: In a high level official reshuffle in the drugs control administration in Tamil Nadu, the state government has bifurcated the powers of the SLA between two licensing authorities by assigning…
Overpriced Antibiotics Seized In Armoor, Nizamabad By DCA
Hyderabad: The TS Drugs Control Administration seized overpriced antibiotics from a pharma firm in Armoor in Nizamabad district. TS DCA Director-General V.B. Kamalasan Reddy said that the product the meropenem injection…
DCGI Moves To Check Import Of Fake Cosmetics
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked importers of cosmetics to provide information on consignments coming into the country, as it looks to prevent sale of unregulated…
Bioasia 2024: Takeda Pharma To Partner With Biological E To Make 50 Million Dengue Vaccines
Hyderabad: The BioAsia 2024 healthcare and life sciences conference held in Hyderabad on Tuesday, 27 February, witnessed two major boosts for the pharmaceutical industry of Telangana. The conference was organised…
Lipid Association Of India Issues New Updated Heart Disease Guidelines For Indian Patients
New Delhi: The Lipid Association of India (LAI) has updated its guidelines on heart disease in Indians, ToI reported on February 24. The fresh guidelines include new data on cardiovascular…
Hyderabad: TSMC Turns Up The Heat On Quacks
Hyderabad: A series of raids on quacks in recent weeks have revealed how easily they have been able to run hospitals with 10-20 beds where even MBBS doctors were employed. The…
Zydus Lifesciences Gets WHO Nod For API Used In Kala-Azar Treatment
Mumbai: Ahmedabad-headquartered Zydus Lifesciences has received the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) prequalification approval for the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) called Miltefosine, to treat Leishmaniasis or Kala Azar, the company said. This…
