Zydus Lifesciences Gets WHO Nod For API Used In Kala-Azar Treatment
Mumbai: Ahmedabad-headquartered Zydus Lifesciences has received the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) prequalification approval for the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) called Miltefosine, to treat Leishmaniasis or Kala Azar, the company said. This…
Crackdown On Anti-Cancer Drugs Making Unit For Not Following Norms
Hyderabad: A drug manufacturing unit involved in production of anti-cancer injections as well as antibiotics without following the prescribed norms — was busted by the officials of Drugs Control Administration (DCA)…
FIR To be Filed Against Viramgam Hospital
Ahmedabad: Even as 12 of the 20 victims of post surgical infections at a local hospital in Mandal village of Viramgam, Ahmedabad, continued to remain under treatment at M&J Institute of…
Fairness Cream ‘Fair & Bright Cream’ Seized
HYDERABAD: Officials of Telangana Drugs Control Administration seized a ‘drug’ by name ‘Fair & Bright Cream, at Miryalaguda, for making a claim on the label that it ‘improves skin colour’, which is…
MP: Newborn Develops Infection After Vaccination In Barwani
Barwani : A newborn girl in Barwani district hospital encountered a severe infection in her leg following vaccination, prompting her referral to Indore as her condition worsened. The infant, born eight…
Tripura: 6 Drugs Peddlers Arrested At Agartala Railway Station
Agartala: Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) in a joint operation apprehended 6 drug peddlers from the Agartala Railway Station today. The…
TSDCA Cracks Down On Unlicensed Pharmacy In Santosh Nagar
Hyderabad: The drug inspectors from TS Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) raided a medical shop at IS Sadan, Santosh Nagar, which was being operated illegally without a drug license and seized huge stocks…
Telangana: DCA Cracks Down On Illegal Sale Of Medicines Disguised As Food Products
Hyderabad: Drug inspectors from TS Drugs Control Administration (TSDCA) detected manufacturing of medicines in the guise of ‘food products/ nutraceuticals’ and being sold illegally to the medical shops. The seized medicines…
SEC Refuses Local Clinical Trial Waiver For Roche’s Cancer Drug Tecentriq
New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) that advises the national drug regulator on approvals for drugs and clinical trials, among other matters, has refused a proposal from Roche Products…
Delhi HC Issues Order Favourable To Novartis In Patent Dispute On Cardiovascular Drug
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued an order favourable to Swiss pharma giant Novartis by allowing an appeal by the company in a matter related to approval of patent…
