FIR To be Filed Against Viramgam Hospital

Ahmedabad: Even as 12 of the 20 victims of post surgical infections at a local hospital in Mandal village of Viramgam, Ahmedabad, continued to remain under treatment at M&J Institute of…

NPPA To Fix Ceiling Prices Of 225 Formulations Based On Market Data From Oct, 2023

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has decided to use the price database from October 2023 for fixation of ceiling prices of around 225 formulations for which it…

NPPA Notifies Retail Prices Of 39 New Drug Formulations, Special Prices For Seven Formulations

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified the retail price of 39 new drug formulations, including anti-diabetic combinations, antibiotics and painkillers, among others. The Authority has also…

Govt Plans To Do Away With Multiple Certifications For Food Products; Only FSSAI Nod Mandatory

New Delhi: The government has approved various amendments in food safety and standard regulations, under which only one certification from food regulator FSSAI will be required for food products. Food Safety…

Karnataka: 43 Unlicensed Clinics Shut Down After Raids, 109 Quacks Identified

Bengaluru: The health department, in collaboration with local authorities, conducted raids on suspected unlicenced clinics in Kalaburagi district, which led to closure of 43 fake clinics and exposure 109 fake doctors,…

Unauthorised Medicines Seized, Quack Apprehended

Hyderabad: The TS Drugs Control Administration officials raided at a quack, Kalluri Srinivas Rao, in Kataram mandal of Bhupalpally district and seized medicines worth Rs 1.02 lakh from him that he…

Raw Material Worth Rs 44.5 Lakh Pilfered From Godown In Thane; Case Registered

Thane: The police have registered an offence against unidentified persons for allegedly pilfering raw material worth Rs 44.5 lakh from the godown of a firm supplying goods to pharmaceutical companies in…

KGMU Doctors Find New Method To Identify Gallbladder Cancer

LUCKNOW: Doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have combined two blood markers to develop a new method to provide near-perfect accuracy in identifying gallbladder cancer. Prof Preeti Agrawal,…

Consumer Awareness Program On Price Monitoring Of Pharma Drugs Held

KATHUA: A programme to generate consumer awareness on price monitoring and availability of pharmaceutical drugs was organized today in District Hospital, Kathua by Price Monitoring & Resource Unit, (PMRU) J&K…

FDA Seizes 21,600 Spurious Tablets From Civil Surgeon’s Store

Nagpur: The food and drugs administration (FDA) seized around 21,600 Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets from the medicine store under Nagpur civil surgeon at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH)…