IPC Flags ADR Linked To Metronidazole
New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), through its recently issued drug safety alert for the month of August, has revealed that the popular antibiotic Metronidazole is linked with adverse drug reactions (ADRs)…
ICMR To Build Algorithms For Antibiotic Use In Common Illnesses To Curb Misuse
New Delhi: India’s apex bio-medical research agency, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is working to develop the country’s first ever set of guidelines on the empirical use of…
NCB Seizes Large Quantity Of Narcotics, 4 Arrested
JAMMU: In a significant crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Jammu Zonal Unit has seized a large quantity of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in two separate operations. The seizures have…
Govt Mulls Over New Category For Advanced Coronary Stents, Ceiling Price Increase To Attract Manufacturers
New Delhi: The government is mulling creating a separate category for advanced coronary stents and raising the price ceiling to woo stent makers who have shelved plans to launch their next…
DCA Seizes Physician’s Samples, Expired Drugs Worth Rs 55,000
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, raided the retail outlet Kandar Medicals on the premises of Kandar Diabetic Centre in Tarnaka, Secunderabad, and seized physician’s samples and expired drugs…
In Odisha, Shop Supplying Duplicate Medicines To Chhattisgarh Raided
BALANGIR: A joint team of Titlagarh and Chhattisgarh police raided a medicine shop in Bolangir district late last night for allegedly selling duplicate medicines. The crackdown from the police came…
Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 30 Crore Seized In Karimganj, 3 Arrested
Karimganj: In a significant operation against drug trafficking, Assam police apprehended three notorious drug peddlers and seized a staggering one lakh Yaba tablets, with an estimated market value of Rs 30…
Renata Medical Receives FDA Approval For The Minima Growth Stent
Maryland: The FDA has approved a new type of stent designed specifically for infants and young children—including neonates born with congenital heart defects—that’s designed to expand in size as the child…
Pharma Firms Move Delhi HC, Seek Quashing Of Notifications Banning 156 FDC
New Delhi: Pharma companies such as Alkem Laboratories and Entod Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and others have moved the Delhi High Court seeking that the government’s recent notification banning 156 fixed-dose combination…
Telangana: DCA Raids Uncover Fake Medicines, Unlicensed Clinics
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Warangal Zone conducted several raids on Tuesday, August 27 and Wednesday, August 28 that uncovered several violations, like illegal manufacture and sale of drugs…
