47 Himachal-made medicines fail quality tests, companies asked to recall stock

These samples were part of a larger batch of 200 drugs tested nationwide that were found to be below standard, prompting the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to issue…

Drug regulator CDSCO flags 205 drug samples as not of standard quality in November

Central and state drug testing laboratories identified substandard and spurious medicines during routine nationwide surveillance India’s apex drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has flagged 205 drug…

Medicines manufactured without license seized in Himachal Pradesh

Medicines manufactured without license seized in Himachal Pradesh Una , Medicines worth ₹six lakh were seized from a pharma unit operating without license in Bathu area of Himachal’s Una district,…

India’s Drug Regulator Finds 211 Medicines As Not Of Standard Quality In October

The drugs include Calcium and Vitamin D3, anti-worm medication, anti-bacterial medication, Paracetamol tablets among others. New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has identified as many as 211 drugs…

Centre Cuts Prices Of 35 Essential Medicines

In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the retail prices of 35 essential drugs sold by leading pharmaceutical companies.…

Cancer, diabetes drugs under government price control to get costlier

Government-controlled medicines, including that of cancer, diabetes, heart-related concerns and other antibiotics, will soon get costlier, government sources told India Today TV’s sister publication, Business Today. These medicines are expected…

Telangana police bust fake drugs racket in Uttarakhand

Hyderabad: Two people were arrested here on Thursday and a consignment of spurious drugs worth Rs 43 lakh was seized from them by a team of Telangana Police, officials said. Those…

Drug Policy: Firms selling medicines below government-set price won’t get match rate

NEW DELHI: Firms currently selling essential medicines at less than government-mandated price caps will have to freeze rates at existing levels and will not be given the option of matching the…

Four booked for producing, selling spurious medicines from Pinjore house

The chief minister’s (CM) flying squad on Tuesday busted a factory unit manufacturing allopathic drugs sans licence operating from a house in Pinjore was busted The accused have been identified…