FSSAI Issues Draft To Include Natamycin As Preservative In Additives Norms
New Delhi: The FSSAI has issued a draft to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, to include Natamycin as preservative for food products…
Use Latest Tech To Develop Green Pharma City: CM Revanth Reddy To Officials
HYDERABAD: Directing officials to expedite the development of Green Pharma City at Mucharla, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that the latest global technology available should be used for its…
Biological Drugs Don’t Harm, But Fix Immunity: Experts
Pune: Anuj was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis while pursuing his graduation at one of the prestigious IITs in India. He completed MTech without undergoing treatment because of fear of potential…
Haryana-Based Drug Dist. Arrested For Supplying Prescription Drugs To Coimbatore Peddlers
Coimbatore: A special team of the Coimbatore City Police has arrested a Haryana-based drug distributor on charges of supplying prescription drugs to peddlers in Coimbatore. The police said that Sachin Garg,…
Medical Shop Owner Faces Charges For Drug Money Laundering In Punjab
Jalandhar: Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar has filed Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), SAS Nagar (Mohali) against Rajesh Kumar, owner of a medical shop namely M/s…
DCGI Seeks Explanation From Entod Pharma Claiming Eye Drops Can Cure Eyesight
NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulator has asked for an explanation from the Mumbai-based pharma company, which had claimed that their new eye drop could help people reduce dependency on reading glasses…
IPC Flags ADR Linked To Metronidazole
New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), through its recently issued drug safety alert for the month of August, has revealed that the popular antibiotic Metronidazole is linked with adverse drug reactions (ADRs)…
ICMR To Build Algorithms For Antibiotic Use In Common Illnesses To Curb Misuse
New Delhi: India’s apex bio-medical research agency, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is working to develop the country’s first ever set of guidelines on the empirical use of…
Karnataka DC Launches Real-Time Database For Tapentadol Stocks To Curb Misuse
Bengaluru: The database enables enforcement officers, who must update the portal after collecting stock data from drug distributors every day, tally the demand and supply numbers between wholesalers and retailers…
NCB Seizes Large Quantity Of Narcotics, 4 Arrested
JAMMU: In a significant crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Jammu Zonal Unit has seized a large quantity of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in two separate operations. The seizures have…
