UP tops India’s medicine trade; chemists must ensure drug safety: CM
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday urged the pharmaceutical sector to act responsibly against counterfeit medicines, calling them a serious threat to public health. Addressing the annual program of…
Study on efficacy of herbs used by tribes to treat snake bites begins
Chennai: In an effort to connect traditional wisdom with modern medicine, the Chennai Snake Park Trust along with the zoology department of Madras University has received a 30lakh grant from state…
Piramal Pharma Solutions boosts formulation development at Morpeth site with Korsch XM-12
Mumbai: Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and part of Piramal Pharma Ltd., announced the installation of a state-of-the-art Korsch XM-12 bilayer tablet press…
PCI president Montu Patel loses Gujarat state pharmacy council membership
Ahmedabad: The Health and Family Welfare Department has removed Montu Kumar Patel from the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council, raising questions about his continuation as president of the Pharmacy Council of…
Maharashtra: Interstate Gang Held for theft of Novo Nordisk’s Weight Loss Medicines on Samruddhi Expressway
Mumbai: Washim Police have busted an interstate gang involved in the theft of Novo Nordisk’s injectable medicines, including the recently launched anti-obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide), from a moving truck on the…
India ranks among top contributors in reporting adverse events: DCGI
New Delhi: India ranks among the top contributors globally in reporting adverse events, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi said on Wednesday. He made the remarks at…
Indian pharma sector expects 7-9% growth in FY26 despite US headwinds, per ICRA
New Delhi: India’s pharmaceutical industry is set to record healthy revenue growth of 7-9 per cent in FY26, even as challenges in the United States market continue to weigh on performance,…
Engineer created fake firm, obtained GST number, 17,000 Pills seized
Durg-Bhilai: An engineer in Durg first created a fake company by tampering with documents. Then, he began sourcing drugs used for drug abuse from other companies and selling them. However,…
Centre Mandates Box Warning on ‘Nimesulide’ after Safety Concerns
New Delhi: The Central Government has directed drug manufacturers to carry a mandatory “Box Warning” on the popular painkiller Nimesulide, tightening its usage conditions after the country’s top medical research body…
NPPA fixes retail price of nine new drug combinations
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified the retail price of nine new drugs, including three anti-inflammation fixed dose combinations (FDCs) and six antidiabetic combinations. The prices…
