Health ministry issues draft rules to debar applicants submitting misleading or forged information
New Delhi: The Union ministry of health and family welfare has come out with a draft of amendment to certain rules under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 to debar…
22 de-addiction centres in Punjab Under ED lens
Chandigarh/Dehradun/ New Delhi: When the Punjab government decided on Tuesday that no private person will be allowed to operate more than five drug de-addiction centres in the state, the move…
Jharkhand’s Blood Scandal: Govt Suspends Officials, Launches Probes Amid Calls for NAT Testing Mandate
Ranchi– In a heartbreaking breach of medical trust, five thalassemia-afflicted children in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district have tested HIV-positive after receiving contaminated blood transfusions at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital, exposing glaring…
Former Asst. Drugs Controller Gets 2-Yr RI in DA Case
Bhubaneswar: The court found Mallick guilty under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for amassing assets beyond his known sources of income. It sentenced…
MvPI reviews 47,614 medical device associated adverse event cases in the past 10 years
Mumbai: The Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI), under the aegis of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), has received and reviewed 47,614 medical device associated adverse event cases until September 2025…
Eli Lilly and Nvidia team up to build ‘most powerful’ AI supercomputer in pharma
INDIANAPOLIS: Eli Lilly and computing giant Nvidia are teaming up to build a new supercomputer that the pair say will be the most powerful owned and operated by a pharmaceutical company. Lilly will…
Barcode and QR code system introduced in MP to ensure drug authenticity; curb rising cases of counterfeit medicines
Bhopal: Preparations are now underway to stop fake medicines in government hospitals in Madhya Pradesh. The government has implemented a new system to bring transparency in drug supply. Under this,…
India advances anti-dumping probe into ‘Ethambutol Hydrochloride’ imports from China, Thailand
New Delhi: India on Monday advanced an anti-dumping investigation into imports from China and Thailand of Ethambutol Hydrochloride, an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in anti-tuberculosis drugs, by releasing a list…
AIIMS Guwahati raises concern over unauthorised yellow fever vax
Guwahati: An alarmed AIIMS Guwahati has informed the Union health ministry about possible fake yellow fever vaccine certificates issued by some hospitals in northeast, leading to alleged visa rejections for…
Wrong medicine without a prescription, 5-month-old infant died: FIR against Medical store owner
Mauganj: In Mauganj, Madhya Pradesh, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against a medical store owner on Sunday after a 5-month-old infant died from being given the wrong medicine…
