Latest News: Drugs & Cosmetics Rules | 60-Day Sample Testing Mandatory; Web-Host Reports: Bombay HC Orders Strict Action Against Erring OfficersUP plans US FDA-accredited medical device testing labPatent rejected for MNC’s cancer drug, generics to followZydus brings world’s first Nivolumab biosimilar to IndiaDr Reddy’s set to start selling generic Ozempic in India at potentially half priceA total of 167 drug samples flagged as ‘not of standard quality’ in December 2025: Health MinistryUnion Minister Anupriya Patel launches NBEMS online AI training programme for doctorsEnglish alphabets can’t be trademarked: Delhi HCIIT Roorkee develops next-generation antibody discovery platformCDSCO approves highest number of new drugs with r-DNA origin for import & manufacture in 2025Spiralling Gold And Silver Prices Impact Costs Of Ayurvedic Medicines With Traces Of Precious MetalsChhattisgarh eyes investments with high-incentive policy and dedicated pharma parkCDSCO to dispose online applications pending for more than two yearsBrazil, Nigeria emerge as key export destinations; market expands to $20.48 billionUP has emerged as India’s largest Healthcare & med tech hub: YogiCentre flags serious lapses in state’s blood banksSun Pharma Launches UNLOXCYT for Advanced Skin Cancer in USUnlicensed medical device stock worth Rs. 4.47 lakh seized in Gurugram raidControlled substances charge: Court summons Ramdev, Amazon founderAllahabad HC refuses to quash case against pharma company linked to cough syrup deaths in UzbekistanIPC registers 44 small-scale medtech firms under ADRMSOver 9,000 deaths due to respiratory diseases in DelhiNebuliser, inhaler demand for children jumps by up to 60 pc in Delhi winters: SurveyPharma company, its employees convicted for ‘illegal diversion” of meth precursor abroadAyurveda practitioner fined by ISM Council for violation of professional ethicsAdministering rabies vaccine at the wrong site can be fatal: Shoulders or thighs only, warn expertsDelhi HC allows Zydus to sell biosimilar of blockbuster anti-cancer drug NivolumabDoP may exempt 11 more drugs from public procurement rulesDoP calls for proposals to set up common facilities for medical device clustersTN Information Commission raps petitioner for abusing RTI Act with excessive requestsGranules India gets USFDA tentative nod for generic ADHD treatment tabletsPolymatech begins domestic manufacturing of vein finder devicesPM Janaushadhi, PLI, PRIP major boost to pharma industryUP FSDA orders statewide verification of wholesale drug licencesDCGI releases classification of 77 medical devices related to oncologyCentre plans separate licence regime for bulk drugs, APIs: Report20kg heroin seized in Amritsar, 17-year-old boy among 4 arrestedQuality of generic drugs as good as that of costlier branded cousins: StudyJoint op in Hanumangarh leads to seizure of controlled drug used as intoxicantCDSCO brings in guidelines and SOPs on compounding of offencesAgios Pharma shares jump as U.S. FDA expands approval for blood disorder drugFormer pharma employee from Ahmedabad loses 87L in stocks fraudHome Minister Anitha seeks report on fire accident at pharma unit in APSEZPharma companies overcharged consumers by ₹10,000 crore despite price controls: dataDoP includes member of HTAIn in expert committee on pricing of drugsDraft issued to remove cough syrups from Schedule KIllegal Jan Aushadhi Centre busted in District HospitalAyush and herbal products exports decline 33% in OctoberAlmost 85% of overcharged amount claimed by NPPA yet to be recoveredLupin signs licensing pact with Gan & Lee Pharma for GLP-1 receptor agonist BofanglutideRs 700-crore cough syrup racket: UP drug regulator seeks stricter supply chain rulesMaha cops bust three factories, seize drugs worth Rs 56 crore in Bengaluru‘Drug companies in upgrade mode need more time for GMP compliance’: IDMAObesity treatment drugs to be new growth engine for pharma industry: Sun PharmaNational Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority fixes retail price of 37 new drugsMassive Drug Bust in Bijnor: CBN Seizes Over 6.5 Lakh TabletsSun Pharma unit recalls 17,000-plus bottles of antifungal shampoo in USStrides Pharma Science arm New York facility gets 4 USFDA observationsSSI Mantra, Made in India Robot, bats a Thousand by completing 100 TelesurgeriesBihar drug bust: Rs15 million narcotics seized in major trafficking crackdownTop pharma companies racing to launch first weight-loss pillAjanta Pharma shares rise 5% on Biocon weight-loss drug marketing pact4 held in Etah with banned codeine syrup worth Rs 25LDelhi Police bust fake medicine packaging racket; two arrestedPlasmaGen Biosciences secures ₹150 crore to expand into global marketsCipla launches inhalable insulin for diabetes careIndian ‘Mantra’ for USA to make Robotic Surgery Affordable and Accessible thereCentre draws a price line to curb cheap pharma imports47 Himachal-made medicines fail quality tests, companies asked to recall stockSwell of Footfalls for Respiratory & Cardiac Emergencies in Aakash Healthcare due to PollutionEarly Morning Drowsy Road Drivers Beware! Maybe headed to ‘Air Crash’Granules India arm gets 5 USFDA observations for Hyderabad facilityDrug regulator CDSCO flags 205 drug samples as not of standard quality in NovemberTrump announces historic drug price cuts; Move likely to impact Indian pharma sectorAurobindo Pharma subsidiary’s plant in Andhra Pradesh issued five observations by U.S. FDACrackdown on Illegal Ayurvedic Syrup Factory: An Inside LookSun Pharma Baska facility gets OAI status from USFDAAstraZeneca Pharma India wins CDSCO permission to import breast cancer drug DatverzoClass 8 Dropouts Used YouTube Tutorials to Make Fake Betnovate-C, Clop-G Creams, Delhi Police Bust 6-Year RacketSamples of drugs used in diabetes, hypertension, allergies, infections found substandard in quality testsOdisha Receives Investment Commitments Worth ₹7,043 Cr in Pharma & MedtechCough Syrup Racket Busted: Kingpin Shubham Jaiswal skips ED summons; Here’s what happens nextSenores Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Apnar Pharma at Enterprise Value of ₹91 CroreAytu BioPharma launches depression drug EXXUA in U.S. marketDelhi govt carries out 27 raids against fake medicineOdisha Pharma Summit 2025 to Explore Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Sector on December 16ITS in AMTZ, 70 Countries participated for Future of Health TechnologyGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd soars 0.2%, gains for fifth straight sessionPune FDA busts interstate counterfeit drug racketTramadol, Alprazolam Racket: ED Arrests Pharma Dealer for Diverting Psychotropic Drugs, Laundering Rs 3.75 CrMedicines manufactured without license seized in Himachal PradeshReport for Building Road to Ultimate Healthcare Assurance in Approaching Vikshit BharatRobotic Surgery is on the cusp of being Affordable – Dr Sangita ReddyGovt cracks down on erring pharma unitsCDSCO releases MedTech Mitra’s handbookTelangana Rising Vision Document Aims for USD 3 Trillion EconomyNovo moves court to restrain Sun Pharma, Alkem from manufacture, sale of SemaglutideStrides Pharma names Nandini Matiyani Global Head of HRNovo Nordisk now wants Sun Pharma to stop dealing in weight loss drug compound, goes to Delhi HC againDr Reddy’s inks licensing deal to sell Immutep’s cancer drug
January 26, 2026
Latest News: Drugs & Cosmetics Rules | 60-Day Sample Testing Mandatory; Web-Host Reports: Bombay HC Orders Strict Action Against Erring OfficersUP plans US FDA-accredited medical device testing labPatent rejected for MNC’s cancer drug, generics to followZydus brings world’s first Nivolumab biosimilar to IndiaDr Reddy’s set to start selling generic Ozempic in India at potentially half priceA total of 167 drug samples flagged as ‘not of standard quality’ in December 2025: Health MinistryUnion Minister Anupriya Patel launches NBEMS online AI training programme for doctorsEnglish alphabets can’t be trademarked: Delhi HCIIT Roorkee develops next-generation antibody discovery platformCDSCO approves highest number of new drugs with r-DNA origin for import & manufacture in 2025Spiralling Gold And Silver Prices Impact Costs Of Ayurvedic Medicines With Traces Of Precious MetalsChhattisgarh eyes investments with high-incentive policy and dedicated pharma parkCDSCO to dispose online applications pending for more than two yearsBrazil, Nigeria emerge as key export destinations; market expands to $20.48 billionUP has emerged as India’s largest Healthcare & med tech hub: YogiCentre flags serious lapses in state’s blood banksSun Pharma Launches UNLOXCYT for Advanced Skin Cancer in USUnlicensed medical device stock worth Rs. 4.47 lakh seized in Gurugram raidControlled substances charge: Court summons Ramdev, Amazon founderAllahabad HC refuses to quash case against pharma company linked to cough syrup deaths in UzbekistanIPC registers 44 small-scale medtech firms under ADRMSOver 9,000 deaths due to respiratory diseases in DelhiNebuliser, inhaler demand for children jumps by up to 60 pc in Delhi winters: SurveyPharma company, its employees convicted for ‘illegal diversion” of meth precursor abroadAyurveda practitioner fined by ISM Council for violation of professional ethicsAdministering rabies vaccine at the wrong site can be fatal: Shoulders or thighs only, warn expertsDelhi HC allows Zydus to sell biosimilar of blockbuster anti-cancer drug NivolumabDoP may exempt 11 more drugs from public procurement rulesDoP calls for proposals to set up common facilities for medical device clustersTN Information Commission raps petitioner for abusing RTI Act with excessive requestsGranules India gets USFDA tentative nod for generic ADHD treatment tabletsPolymatech begins domestic manufacturing of vein finder devicesPM Janaushadhi, PLI, PRIP major boost to pharma industryUP FSDA orders statewide verification of wholesale drug licencesDCGI releases classification of 77 medical devices related to oncologyCentre plans separate licence regime for bulk drugs, APIs: Report20kg heroin seized in Amritsar, 17-year-old boy among 4 arrestedQuality of generic drugs as good as that of costlier branded cousins: StudyJoint op in Hanumangarh leads to seizure of controlled drug used as intoxicantCDSCO brings in guidelines and SOPs on compounding of offencesAgios Pharma shares jump as U.S. FDA expands approval for blood disorder drugFormer pharma employee from Ahmedabad loses 87L in stocks fraudHome Minister Anitha seeks report on fire accident at pharma unit in APSEZPharma companies overcharged consumers by ₹10,000 crore despite price controls: dataDoP includes member of HTAIn in expert committee on pricing of drugsDraft issued to remove cough syrups from Schedule KIllegal Jan Aushadhi Centre busted in District HospitalAyush and herbal products exports decline 33% in OctoberAlmost 85% of overcharged amount claimed by NPPA yet to be recoveredLupin signs licensing pact with Gan & Lee Pharma for GLP-1 receptor agonist BofanglutideRs 700-crore cough syrup racket: UP drug regulator seeks stricter supply chain rulesMaha cops bust three factories, seize drugs worth Rs 56 crore in Bengaluru‘Drug companies in upgrade mode need more time for GMP compliance’: IDMAObesity treatment drugs to be new growth engine for pharma industry: Sun PharmaNational Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority fixes retail price of 37 new drugsMassive Drug Bust in Bijnor: CBN Seizes Over 6.5 Lakh TabletsSun Pharma unit recalls 17,000-plus bottles of antifungal shampoo in USStrides Pharma Science arm New York facility gets 4 USFDA observationsSSI Mantra, Made in India Robot, bats a Thousand by completing 100 TelesurgeriesBihar drug bust: Rs15 million narcotics seized in major trafficking crackdownTop pharma companies racing to launch first weight-loss pillAjanta Pharma shares rise 5% on Biocon weight-loss drug marketing pact4 held in Etah with banned codeine syrup worth Rs 25LDelhi Police bust fake medicine packaging racket; two arrestedPlasmaGen Biosciences secures ₹150 crore to expand into global marketsCipla launches inhalable insulin for diabetes careIndian ‘Mantra’ for USA to make Robotic Surgery Affordable and Accessible thereCentre draws a price line to curb cheap pharma imports47 Himachal-made medicines fail quality tests, companies asked to recall stockSwell of Footfalls for Respiratory & Cardiac Emergencies in Aakash Healthcare due to PollutionEarly Morning Drowsy Road Drivers Beware! Maybe headed to ‘Air Crash’Granules India arm gets 5 USFDA observations for Hyderabad facilityDrug regulator CDSCO flags 205 drug samples as not of standard quality in NovemberTrump announces historic drug price cuts; Move likely to impact Indian pharma sectorAurobindo Pharma subsidiary’s plant in Andhra Pradesh issued five observations by U.S. FDACrackdown on Illegal Ayurvedic Syrup Factory: An Inside LookSun Pharma Baska facility gets OAI status from USFDAAstraZeneca Pharma India wins CDSCO permission to import breast cancer drug DatverzoClass 8 Dropouts Used YouTube Tutorials to Make Fake Betnovate-C, Clop-G Creams, Delhi Police Bust 6-Year RacketSamples of drugs used in diabetes, hypertension, allergies, infections found substandard in quality testsOdisha Receives Investment Commitments Worth ₹7,043 Cr in Pharma & MedtechCough Syrup Racket Busted: Kingpin Shubham Jaiswal skips ED summons; Here’s what happens nextSenores Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Apnar Pharma at Enterprise Value of ₹91 CroreAytu BioPharma launches depression drug EXXUA in U.S. marketDelhi govt carries out 27 raids against fake medicineOdisha Pharma Summit 2025 to Explore Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Sector on December 16ITS in AMTZ, 70 Countries participated for Future of Health TechnologyGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd soars 0.2%, gains for fifth straight sessionPune FDA busts interstate counterfeit drug racketTramadol, Alprazolam Racket: ED Arrests Pharma Dealer for Diverting Psychotropic Drugs, Laundering Rs 3.75 CrMedicines manufactured without license seized in Himachal PradeshReport for Building Road to Ultimate Healthcare Assurance in Approaching Vikshit BharatRobotic Surgery is on the cusp of being Affordable – Dr Sangita ReddyGovt cracks down on erring pharma unitsCDSCO releases MedTech Mitra’s handbookTelangana Rising Vision Document Aims for USD 3 Trillion EconomyNovo moves court to restrain Sun Pharma, Alkem from manufacture, sale of SemaglutideStrides Pharma names Nandini Matiyani Global Head of HRNovo Nordisk now wants Sun Pharma to stop dealing in weight loss drug compound, goes to Delhi HC againDr Reddy’s inks licensing deal to sell Immutep’s cancer drug
January 26, 2026
Drugs & Cosmetics Rules | 60-Day Sample Testing Mandatory; Web-Host Reports: Bombay HC Orders Strict Action Against Erring Officers
Drugs & Cosmetics Rules | 60-Day Sample Testing Mandatory; Web-Host Reports: Bombay HC Orders Strict Action Against Erring Officers

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) last week expressed serious concern over repeated and systemic lapses by officers of the Drugs Department in adhering to the mandatory timelines prescribed under…

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Drugs & Cosmetics Rules | 60-Day Sample Testing Mandatory; Web-Host Reports: Bombay HC Orders Strict Action Against Erring Officers

Drugs & Cosmetics Rules | 60-Day Sample Testing Mandatory; Web-Host Reports: Bombay HC Orders Strict Action Against Erring Officers

UP plans US FDA-accredited medical device testing lab

UP plans US FDA-accredited medical device testing lab

Patent rejected for MNC’s cancer drug, generics to follow

Patent rejected for MNC’s cancer drug, generics to follow

Zydus brings world’s first Nivolumab biosimilar to India

Zydus brings world’s first Nivolumab biosimilar to India

Dr Reddy’s set to start selling generic Ozempic in India at potentially half price

Dr Reddy’s set to start selling generic Ozempic in India at potentially half price

A total of 167 drug samples flagged as ‘not of standard quality’ in December 2025: Health Ministry

A total of 167 drug samples flagged as ‘not of standard quality’ in December 2025: Health Ministry