Budaun: Medical Store Without License, Drug Inspector Sealed It

Budaun: Drug inspector Lavkush Kumar and his team raided a medical store in village Sarah Baghauli of Ughaiti police station area of ​​Badaun on Wednesday. Investigation revealed that this medical store…

Mankind Pharma Completes Rs 13,768 Cr BSV Acquisition

Hyderabad:  Mankind Pharma on Wednesday said it has completed the transaction to acquire Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd (BSV), for a consideration of Rs 13,768 crore. This strategic move marks…

Drugs Worth Rs 4.87L Of ESI Hospital Supply Found In A Raid

Hyderabad:  The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Karimnagar Zone, raided Srinivasa Medical and General Stores, located in Osmanpura, Karimnagar, and discovered drugs supplied for ESI hospital illegally stocked for sale.…

DTAB Recommends Amendment Of Rule 64 Related To Qualification Of Competent Person

New Delhi:  The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has once again recommended the finalisation of the amendment of Rule 64 of the Drugs Rules, 1945, to restrict the qualification of…

Seven Arrested For Smuggling Prescription Medicines Sourced From Kerala

COIMBATORE: The city police on Monday night arrested seven people, including a medical store owner for procuring and supplying painkillers and sedative tablets for youths to get high. Police seized 1.6kg…

Oral Semaglutide Shows Cardio Benefits In Certain Diabetes Patients

Bagsværd, Denmark:  As Novo Nordisk’s injectable diabetes-obesity duo Ozempic and Wegovy grab all the limelight, an oral version of the semaglutide drug showed it can provide heart-related benefits, too. Oral…

Digital Transformation Of TN DCA Increased Efficiency: M Sridhar

Chennai: The digital transformation of the drugs control administration (DCA) in Tamil Nadu has increased the efficiency of the licensing processes and reduced the challenges of the applicants in submitting documentations,…

Gujarat Has Two New And One Upgraded Drug Testing Lab In Surat, Rajkot And Vadodara

Mumbai: Gujarat’s burgeoning healthcare infrastructure is today equipped with two new and one upgraded drug testing lab in Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara, informed Dr. Hemant G Koshia, Commissioner of Gujarat…

Stringent Steps Needed To Keep India Label Safe From Fly-By-Night Operators

New Delhi: Last month, the national drug regulator’s report on not-of-standard-quality (NSQ) drugs had many worriedly check the medicines they consume. Around the same time, though, another report emerged from…

DTAB Agrees With Proposal To Amend ND & CT Rules To Ease Registration Process Of Ethics Committees

New Delhi: The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has given its nod to a proposal to amend the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (ND & CT) Rules, 2019 to do…