Legal Loopholes Stall Crackdown On Interstate Fake Drug Rackets In India
New Delhi: Serious legal gaps in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, combined with acute shortages of manpower and infrastructure, continue to impede the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)…
COMT Inhibitors May Fuel Gut Bacteria That Degrade Levodopa In Parkinson’s Patients
Washington: A new study has revealed a previously unknown interaction between two cornerstone Parkinson’s disease medications that could unintentionally reduce treatment effectiveness in some patients. Researchers at Yale School of…
FDA Releases Draft Guidance To Validate Non-Animal Testing Methods (NAMs) In Drug Development
Washington: On March 18, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance titled General Considerations for the Use of New Approach Methodologies in Drug Development. The…
Minor Girl Hospitalised After Allegedly Consuming Cough Syrup In Raebareli
Raebareli: A minor girl in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, fell ill after allegedly consuming cough syrup purchased from a local medical store, leading her family to take her to a…
Indian National Sentenced In Counterfeit Cancer Drug Trafficking Case
Washington DC : Indian national Sanjay Kumar, 45, was sentenced today to 43 months in prison and one year of supervised release for conspiring to sell tens of thousands of…
Ayush Ministry Busts Illegal Ayurvedic Drug Factory in Dehradun: Over Rs 1 Crore Cash, Fake Medicines Seized in Major Raid
Dehradun– In a significant crackdown on counterfeit pharmaceuticals, a joint team from the Central Ministry of Ayush and state authorities raided an unlicensed Ayurvedic drug manufacturing unit in Dehradun, uncovering…
Pharma company, its employees convicted for ‘illegal diversion” of meth precursor abroad
Rajkot: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday said it has secured a “major conviction” in the case of illegal diversion of medical drugs involving a Haryana-based company via Gujarat’s Pipavav…
Centre To Push Pharma Exports To Japan
Hyderabad: The Centre will give a special push to Indian pharma exports to Japan in the upcoming investment and trade promotion road show to be held from October 25 to 27…
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…
Implementing Corrective Actions At Goa Unit; Stopped Digene Production, Says Abbott
Mumbai : Drug maker Abbott on September 14 said it is implementing corrective actions at its Goa-based facility from where it had produced antacid Digene Gel that was recalled from the…
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