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…

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…

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…

FDI equity inflow into pharma sector grows to $1.27 billion in H1 FY26

New Delhi:  The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow into the drugs and pharmaceuticals sector in the country has reported over two-fold growth during the first half of the fiscal…

Unnecessary use of steroid leads to risk of severe fungal infections: Doctors

Pune:  After the use of steroids for routine viral fevers and mild respiratory infections has grown among people, doctors in the city warned that it could increase the risk of…

Spurious cosmetic packaging factory busted in northwest Delhi

New Delhi: In a significant breakthrough under ‘Operation Kavach,’ the Cyber Cell of the Crime Branch, Delhi, has unearthed a major illegal manufacturing unit involved in the fabrication of empty…