DCGI Plans To Ask Cos To Sell Eye Drops In Transparent Bottles
New Delhi: Pharmaceutical companies may have to switch to transparent bottles for eye drops so that consumers can ascertain the clarity of eye drops before using them, said people aware of…
Prices Of 100 Drugs Fixed; Diabetes, Cholesterol, Fever, Infection Drugs On The List
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), the country’s drug pricing regulator, on Wednesday fixed the retail prices of 100 additional drugs. With the development, the regulator’s list of essential…
Five Booked For Holding Blood Donation Camp Without Permission
MUMBAI: The Kanjurmarg police have booked five members of a Solapur-based trust for organising a blood donation camp allegedly without permission on February 24, where 28 persons donated blood. The accused…
Several Pharma Cos Step Up Corrective Action Plans After Crackdown By Govt
Chennai/ Mumbai: In February 2023, Chennai-based Global Pharma Healthcare found itself in the crosshairs of regulators after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning to consumers…
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…
