5 Of Top 10 Selling Generic Medicines Are For Diabetes, Hypertension On Janaushadhi Kendras

Mumbai : Generic Medicines are gradually gaining popularity, particularly among patients dealing with expensive lifelong treatments for non-communicable diseases. Five out of the top 10 selling drugs at Janaushadhi kendras…

Doctor With Hotel Mgmt Degree Held For Prescribing Drugs, Expired Allopathic Medicines Worth Rs 9 Lakh Seized

Jaipur : A fake clinic operating in Shanti Nagar in Hasanpura was raided and a man posing as a doctor with a hotel management degree was arrested for distributing medicines. This…

Uganda’s NDA Found HIV Drugs In Meat

Kampala : Uganda’s National Drug Authority has admitted it knew HIV medicine was being used to fatten up animals in 2014 but did not warn the public. The regulator’s senior drugs…

Medical Store Seized In Tanakpur For Keeping Abortion Medicine

Tanakpur : The health department and district administration team conducted surprise inspections on several clinics operating in Tanakpur and Banbasa. In Tanakpur, a notice was issued to the clinic operators for…

DCA Unearths Spurious Medicine Racket In Vijayawada

Vijaywada : The Department of Drugs Control Administration of the State government has busted a spurious drug racket in Vijayawada. The Drugs Inspector has established that certain drugs manufactured by…

Bengal: 2,000 Bottles Of Phensedyl Cough Syrup Seized, Three Arrested

Krishnanagar :  (PTI) Around 2,000 bottles of banned cough syrup Phensedyl were seized and three people were arrested on Tuesday in West Bengal’s Nadia district which borders Bangladesh, police said. Acting…

DGFT Clarifies Import Of Isopropyl Alcohol In SEZ Will Not Be Subjected To Country-Wise QR

Mumbai : The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has clarified that import of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units shall not be subjected to country-wise quantitative restrictions (QR).…

4,500 Phensedyl Bottles Found In Vaidya Bati, Six Arrested

Hooghly : On Sunday, four and a half thousand bottles of banned cough syrup Phensedyl were found in a house in Vaidya Bati area of ​​Hooghly district, causing a stir in…

Gujarat FDCA Organizes Workshop On Revised Schedule M

Mumbai : In order to comply with the Union health ministry’s 6 to 12 months deadline for pharma industry to implement revised Schedule M, the Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration…

Parliamentary Panel Recommends DoP To Expedite Implementation Of TMR For Medical Devices

New Delhi : The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended to the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to ensure expeditious implementation of the Trade Margin Rationalisation Policy…