Minimum import price set for Penicillin G, salts
New Delhi: The Union government has set a minimum import price (MIP) for some key pharmaceutical inputs like penicillin G and its salts, 6 APA and amoxicillin. According to a…
FDI equity inflow into pharma sector grows to $1.27 billion in H1 FY26
New Delhi: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow into the drugs and pharmaceuticals sector in the country has reported over two-fold growth during the first half of the fiscal…
16 states and 6 UTs did not submit NSQ data in December to CDSCO
New Delhi: Even as the drug regulators in the country have announced a total of 167 drug samples tested during the month of December as Not of Standard Quality (NSQ),…
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…
IIT Roorkee develops next-generation antibody discovery platform
Dehradun: In a significant step towards affordable healthcare, pandemic preparedness, and indigenous biotechnology innovation, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has developed a next-generation antibody discovery platform with…
CDSCO to dispose online applications pending for more than two years
New Delhi: In an effort to reduce the backlog and clear the long-pending applications with lack of response from the applicants, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has introduced…
DoP may exempt 11 more drugs from public procurement rules
New Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has proposed to add 11 more drugs including insulin and monoclonal antibodies to the list of 84 drug formulations it has mentioned in…
Polymatech begins domestic manufacturing of vein finder devices
CHENNAI: Polymatech Electronics Limited today announced a landmark milestone in India’s medical device sector with the successful registration and commencement of domestic manufacturing of its Vein Finder devices in accordance…
DoP includes member of HTAIn in expert committee on pricing of drugs
New Delhi: Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has added an expert representative from the Health Technology Assessment of India (HTAIn) under the Department of Health Research (DHR) as a member of…
Ayush and herbal products exports decline 33% in October
New Delhi: Exports of Ayush and herbal products have reported a decline of 33% during the month of October, compared to the same month of previous fiscal year. This is following…
