Patna: Over 20,000 Banned Injections Seized in Ramkrishna Nagar Area, One Arrested

Phulwari Sharif, Patna– In a major crackdown under the ongoing special anti-drug campaign, Patna Police busted an illegal trade of banned injections in the Nandlal Chhapra locality of Ramkrishna Nagar…

CDSCO Has Approved 3 Drugs For Weight Management: Govt To Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: Apex drug regulator CDSCO has approved three drugs — Orlistat, Tirzepatide and Semaglutide — for weight loss treatment in the country to be sold in retail on the…

No spurious drugs were detected in the state during the 2024–25 financial year and so far in 2025–26: CM Manik Saha in Assembly

Agartala:  Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha on Tuesday informed the Tripura Legislative Assembly that the State Drugs Testing Laboratory (SDTL) has initiated action against 62 cases of “not of…

Chirag Paswan says India working with global bodies on nutraceutical regulations

New Delhi: India is working with global regulatory bodies, like Codex Alimentarius Commission, to formulate regulations for the nutraceutical industry, which has huge growth potential, Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan…

Raj HC quashes license cancellation of medical agency for RGHS irregularities

Jodhpur:  The Rajasthan High Court has quashed an order cancelling the drug license of a Jodhpur-based medical agency, holding that the Licensing Authority cannot impose the “extreme penalty” of cancellation…

India’s Medical Devices Sector Logs 4,108 Licensed Manufacturers and ₹20,658 Crore FDI Inflows Since 2018

New Delhi— The government has reported robust growth in India’s medical devices industry, with 4,108 licensed manufacturers currently operating across the country and cumulative Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows touching…

Abbott introduces its most advanced drug eluting stent XIENCE Skypoint™ in India

NEW DELHI—  Abbott, the global healthcare company, today announced the launch of XIENCE Skypoint in India. This is Abbott’s most advanced generation stent within the globally trusted XIENCE™ family of…

Top 30 pharma companies post 12% revenue growth in first nine months

Mumbai:  The aggregate financial performance of top 30 Indian pharmaceutical companies, with revenues of over Rs. 2,500 crore during 2024-25, remained under pressure during the first nine months of FY2025-26…

DCGI asks drugmakers to stop GLP-1 obesity awareness ad campaigns

New Delhi:  The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has asked all drugmakers having marketing authorisation to sell glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist drugs for obesity management to not partake in…

Telangana DCA launches SMS alert system to notify NSQ drugs

Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in Telangana has significantly intensified its crackdown on illegal medical practices while simultaneously launching a high-tech digital shield for public health. On March 9, the…