Drug Diversion Epidemic Sweeps India: Absence of Track-and-Trace System, overly Codeine Allotments, and Regulatory Apathy Fuel Misuse of Narcotic Syrups and Tablets
New Delhi — A relentless surge in seizures of codeine-based cough syrups and narcotic tablets across multiple states over the past 48-72 hours has laid bare the rampant diversion of…
Unnecessary use of steroid leads to risk of severe fungal infections: Doctors
Pune: After the use of steroids for routine viral fevers and mild respiratory infections has grown among people, doctors in the city warned that it could increase the risk of…
47 Himachal-made medicines fail quality tests, companies asked to recall stock
These samples were part of a larger batch of 200 drugs tested nationwide that were found to be below standard, prompting the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to issue…
‘Pharma companies need to look beyond US market’
HYDERABAD: With the Trump administration’s flip-flops on tariffs giving the Indian pharma industry a headache, experts feel it’s time the sector looked at an ‘America plus’ strategy to reduce heavy…
Pharma assns demand setting up of NIPER in silk city
Berhampur: Several pharmacist associations staged a rally on Monday and submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi through the revenue divisional commissioner (south)…
















