No Proposal To Prohibit Ranitidine In The Country: Govt In RS
New Delhi: At present, there is no proposal to prohibit the manufacture, distribution and sale of Ranitidine, a medication used to reduce stomach acid, in the country, Minister of State…
Karnataka Govt Merges Dept Of Food Safety With Drug Control Dept
Bengaluru: In a significant development, the Karnataka government has issued an order merging the Department of Food Safety and Standards with the Drug Control Department. It is now renamed as…
Diabetes Drug Linked To Increased Damage To The Optic Nerve
Southern Denmark: In their separate studies, Jakob Grauslund, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Anton Pottegård, Professor of Pharmaceuticals, have used two different methods to investigate all Danish users of Ozempic. Both of…
Pharma Companies Have Increased MRP By 20-50 Per Cent Over The Past Six Months
Palanpur: A sudden surge in the prices of life-saving drugs has left consumers reeling, as pharma companies have increased costs by 20-50 per cent over the past six months. Essential…
Huge Consignment Of Drugs Recovered From A General Store, Arrested
Varanasi/Ghazipur: The Central Bureau of Narcotics Ghazipur unit arrested a shopkeeper with 1.01 kg of the banned drug Buprenorphine from Khushi General Store located in Sear Gobardhan of Lanka police…
Nursing Colleges Scam: MP HC Orders Removal Of Top Officials
Bhopal: Observing that they would “not only try to save their skin but also of other functionaries”, Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered the removal of registrar Anita Chand…
1.5L Antibiotic Tablets Supplied To Nanded Govt Hosp Spurious
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Routine testing of antibiotic samples at a Nanded-based govt hospital recently showed that they lacked the required medicinal content, prompting health authorities to initiate the process for appropriate legal…
Patanjali Misleading Medicine Ads Case: Next Date Of Hearing On January 15
New Delhi: The Supreme Court heard on December 13 the plea of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) regarding misleading claims and advertisements against “Allopathic” medicine. A Bench comprising Justice Abhay…
Health Ministry Assign Testing Labs For Surgical And Medical Examination Gloves
New Delhi: The Union health ministry has amended the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017 to assign testing of surgical gloves and medical examination gloves to three medical devices testing laboratories…
Karnataka To Restructure Drugs Control Dept, Strengthen Procedures
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is attempting to restructure the drugs control department and take a fresh look at current procedures in its medical facilities, including tendering and auditing, to put…
