Noida Raid Uncovers Suspected ₹2.48-Crore Diversion of Life-Saving Medicines; Probe Expands Into Government Supply Chain and Interstate Network
New Delhi: A joint operation by the Delhi Police Crime Branch, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the Gautam Buddha Nagar District Drug Department uncovered a suspected illegal…
CDSCO Directs Safety Updates for Ibuprofen and Aceclofenac Over Risk of ‘Fixed Drug Eruption’
NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), under the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), has issued directives to all State and Union Territory (UT) Licensing Authorities requesting…
IIT Kanpur scientists’ research reveals how a promising vaccine booster switches on immune cells
Kanpur: Scientists at IIT Kanpur have revealed how an experimental molecule called EP67 switches on an important receptor found on human immune cells. EP67 is a candidate “adjuvant”, an ingredient…
Operation Vajra: CBN thwarts Global Syndicate, seizes 12 Crore ‘Fighter Drug’ Tablets destined for Conflict Zones
NEW DELHI: In a major victory for India’s national security and anti-narcotics apparatus, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), operating under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, has dismantled…
National Health Emergency: Telangana C-section Cluster Spark Critical Alarms as Substandard Drug Suspicions spread Nationwide
NEW DELHI: A worsening maternal health crisis has triggered national panic across India’s public healthcare network following a sudden cluster of severe post-operative complications among C-section patients in Telangana. Coming…
Gates MRI and Serum Institute of India Sign Landmark Agreement to Manufacture M72/AS01E Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate
CAMBRIDGE, MA / PUNE: In a major boost to global tuberculosis control efforts, the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) and Serum Institute of India Private Limited…
Kota District In-Charge Secretary Directs Implementation of Risk Management Framework in Hospitals; Emphasis on SOPs and Infection Control
Jaipur/Kota— In a significant move to strengthen patient safety and improve healthcare delivery in government hospitals, Kota district in-charge secretary Dr. Ravi Kumar Surpur has directed the immediate preparation and effective…
Scheme to build bulk drugs’ R&D, capacity in works, says Pharma secy
New Delhi: The government is working on a new support scheme for the bulk drugs industry even as it rules out any blanket increase in medicine prices despite cost pressures arising…
CDSCO receives 1,387 adverse drug reaction reports in nine months of 2025
New Delhi: The pharmacovigilance division of the Central drug regulator has received a total of 1,387 adverse reports, with the highest regarding fixed dose combinations (FDCs), and a total of…
ICMR transfers three Indigenous Medical Technologies to Industry at National Technology Day 2026
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) participated in the national programme ‘विज्ञान–Tech’, organised on the occasion of National Technology Day 2026 at BRIC–National Institute of Immunology (NII), New…
