FDC Ban: Drug Makers Seek Time, Look At Legal Recourse

Mumbai: The Centre’s ongoing efforts to remove ‘irrational’ combination drugs from the market has reignited the discussion on science versus commerce. While some companies are seeking time to recall existing…

Viral Infections Drive Up Medicine Sales

Ahmedabad: The rise in viral infections across the state in June and July led to a corresponding rise in medicine sales. According to data by Pharmarack, the sale of drugs…

Fake Call Centre Selling Sex Drugs To US Nationals Busted In Raigad

Navi Mumbai: Raigad police have busted a fake call centre selling sex drugs to US nationals, which was being operated illegally from a resort in Alibaug on late Thursday evening.…

JP Nadda Launches NMR Portal For Registering All MBBS Doctors

New Delhi: Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, officially launched the National Medical Register (NMR) Portal of the National Medical Commission (NMC) today. The NMR…

Indonesia Court Finds Drugmakers At Fault Over Toxic Cough Syrup, Awards Compansation

JAKARTA:  An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously…

DCGI’s Latest Guidelines On Recall Lack Teeth, Legal Backing, Have Too Many ‘Loopholes’

New Delhi: Despite growing demands for laws mandating recall of drugs found ineffective or unsafe after reaching the market, latest norms by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)—the country’s apex…

Pharma Company Blast: MTBE Solvent Leak Triggered Accident, Says Andhra Home Minister

Visakhapatnam: The blast at the pharma company Escientia, in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli, occured when workers at the factory on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) tried to stop the leak of a…

Drugs Licence Approval Only If You Show GMP: DCGI

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is considering issuing and renewing licences only to those pharmaceutical firms that can prove they follow good manufacturing practices. The move—the first…

Factory Making Fake Dettol, Lizol, And Harpic Products Busted In Surat

Surat: In another such case, the city police today busted a factory that was manufacturing fake products in the Sarthana area of the city. The factory was making bogus products…

New Tests Developed To Spot Adulterated Honey

London: Scientists in the UK have developed new ways to analyse honey to check for adulteration, in some cases without opening the jar. There has been a lot of attention on…