Industry To Observe October 10 As ‘CGMP Day’ Every Year

Chennai : From this year onwards the drug manufacturers in the country will celebrate October 10 as ‘cGMP Day’ every year to sensitize the public that the industry is fully adhering…

Evading Customs Duty, Pure Alcohol Importers Making Profits

Mumbai : Several firms across the state, including some from south Mumbai, are under the scanner of the Customs Department after a huge consignment of pure ethyl alcohol, which was misdeclared…

India’s Largest Microcrystalline Cellulose Manufacturing Plant Inaugurated By Gadkari

Nagpur : Nitika Pharmaceuticals Specialty Private Limited, excipient manufacturing company, marked a historic milestone with the grand inauguration of India’s largest Microcrystalline Cellulose (*Tabcell) Manufacturing Plant, an event that reverberated with…

₹ 2.2 Crore Fine Collected From 21 Pvt Blood Banks

MUMBAI : Private blood banks in the city have charged an excess processing fee to the tune of Rs 15 crore between 2014 and 2019, the State Blood Transfusion Council…

Tripura Police Seizes Eskuf Worth Rs 3.5 Cr; Detains 2

Churaibari : Police personnel of Churaibari police station in cooperation with Assam police force seized a huge cache of narcotic cough syrup worth Rs 3.5 crores market value. Also, two persons…

Consignment of banned tablets received in parcel seized

RAJOURI : The District Police Rajouri unearthed a new modus operandi of some peddlers who are receiving consignment of banned drugs in parcel with seizure of one such consignment in…

25000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras To Make Medicines Available At Affordable Prices

New Delhi : Prime Minister during his Independence Day speech at Red Fort said that the government has plans to increase the number of ‘Jan Aushadhi Kendras’ from 10,000 to…

Inter-Ministry Coordination For Promotion Of Medical Devices Industry Should Be Done By Health Ministry: Panel

New Delhi : The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has reiterated its stand that the inter-ministry coordination for promotion of the medical devices industry should be…

Long-Term Use Of Acid Reflux Drugs Linked To Dementia Risk

Minnesota : Prolonged use of acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors could increase the risk of dementia, a new study shows. Previous studies gave conflicting advice on whether the medicines…

Trial Starts In Uzbekistan Over 65 Chldren’s Deaths Blamed On India-Made Medicine

TASHKENT : A court in the Uzbek capital has opened the trial of 21 individuals over the deaths last year of 65 children blamed on an Indian-made cough syrup. The Supreme…