60 Small Drug Makers Join Govt Scheme To Modernise Pharma Manufacturing Units
New Delhi: Sixty small drug manufacturers have enrolled in a government scheme aimed at modernising their units to align with global good manufacturing practices (GMP), according to a report by the…
FDCA Raids Surat Firms Selling Fake Skin Products
Ahmedabad: Gujarat FDCA, in its third raid on fake allopathic drugs and cosmetics in the state in the last two months, busted three firms, all linked, in Surat for selling counterfeit…
Lilly Received Marketing Authorization For Tirzepatide In India
New Delhi: The popular weight loss and diabetes drug Tirzepatide — marketed as Mounjaro and Zepbound in the US — is likely to hit the markets in India though there has…
Madras HC Sets Aside Ban On Online Sale Of Medicines
Chennai: In a relief for online pharmacies, including Tata 1mg, Practo, PharmEasy and NetMeds, the Madras High Court has reportedly set aside an earlier order by a single judge bench…
Glenmark Recalls 114 Batches Of Low Potassium Drug In The US Over Potentially Deadly Hyperkalemia Risk
MAHWAH, N.J. : While patients with low potassium often need medication to boost levels of the electrolyte in the body, too much of a good thing can cause serious health concerns.…
DCA Seizes Overpriced, Misleading Claim Medicine
Hyderabad: Officials from the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in separate raids in Sangareddy and Suryapet districts seized overpriced drugs and also medicines with misleading advertisements. During a special drive, DCA…
DoP Further Expands List Of Special Invitees Into Committee Constituted To Reform Pricing Framework
New Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has once again expanded the list of special invitees for its Committee for reforms in the pricing framework for drugs and medical devices, formed…
Sun Pharma Inks Non-Exclusive License Agreement With Takeda To Introduce Vonoprazan Tablets In India
New Delhi: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Friday said it has inked a licensing pact with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to commercialise a novel gastrointestinal drug in India. The company has entered…
Punjab: 11-Month-Old Given Expired Vaccine At Amritsar’s Private Hospital
Amritsar: Parents of an 11-month-old child held a protest at a private hospital in Amritsar district on Wednesday after they found that an expired vaccine had been administered to their child.…
DCGI Mandates Adherence To BIS Standards For Medical Devices
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Rajeev Raghuvanshi, has mandated that medical device manufacturers and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing laboratories comply with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)…
