Industry To Observe October 10 As ‘CGMP Day’ Every Year
Chennai : From this year onwards the drug manufacturers in the country will celebrate October 10 as ‘cGMP Day’ every year to sensitize the public that the industry is fully adhering…
Evading Customs Duty, Pure Alcohol Importers Making Profits
Mumbai : Several firms across the state, including some from south Mumbai, are under the scanner of the Customs Department after a huge consignment of pure ethyl alcohol, which was misdeclared…
840 Bottles Of Intoxicating Cough Syrup Worth Rs 1.42 Lakh Seized In Rewa
Rewa : Vicious smugglers of Rewa district have absconded by cheating the police. Police say that on the information of the informer, the car was cordoned off. In such a situation,…
Shortage Of Tuberculosis Drugs In Karnataka Affecting DOTS And DOTS Plus Treatment Centers
Bengaluru : Drug shortage is mainly affecting the government’s Directly Observed Therapy (DOTS) and DOTS Plus treatment centres. With the central government stopping the supply of two drugs — cycloserine and…
Three HIV Positive Blood Units Were Issued By Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Phagwara
Jalandhar : Three HIV positive blood units were issued from the blood bank functioning from the premises of the Civil Hospital here. The state Department of Drugs Control observed that the…
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Recalls 1,200 Bottles Of Hypertension Drug In US
New Delhi : Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is recalling 1,200 bottles of a generic drug, used to treat high blood pressure, in the American market due to a manufacturing issue, according to the…
Imposing Restrictions On Doctors Is An Unhealthy Practice
Hyderabad : It is beyond any doubt that nothing can be worse than state intervention in the functioning of professionals and the economy, which are linked to one another. This impact…
Consignment of banned tablets received in parcel seized
RAJOURI : The District Police Rajouri unearthed a new modus operandi of some peddlers who are receiving consignment of banned drugs in parcel with seizure of one such consignment in…
DCGI Issues Alert On Suspected Falsified GLP-1-RA Products In The Market
New Delhi : The Central drug regulator has issued alert on suspected falsified versions of Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1-RA) products, an anti-diabetes management drug, in the market. The alert…
Wegovy May Raise Risk Of Complications Under Anaesthesia
Washington : Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anaesthesia.…
