3 lotion companies fail to prove ‘skin whitening’ claims, fined
NEW DELHI: Advertisements on e-commerce platforms that claim certain body lotion can whiten your skin in just minutes always sounded fictitious. What you doubted has turned out to be true.…
Pharma body to cap prices of cigarette substitutes, seeks data
NEW DELHI: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has sought data on price to retailers and annual turnover from all companies involved in the manufacturing of nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs). Officials…
Eye drop licence suspended over safety concern
NEW DELHI: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday suspended the licence to manufacture and market PresVu, an eye drop that claims to reduce the need for reading…
Generic drugs issue: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to meet IMA, NMC brass today
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the newly-notified regulation – National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023 – which, among other things,…
