Hospitals can’t force patients to buy medicines from their pharmacies: Maha FDA
Mumbai: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Friday issued a directive to hospitals and nursing homes across the state to not make it binding on patients and their…
IIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop portable device for accurate arsenic detection
Bhubaneswar: Researchers from the Sensors and Spectroscopy Research Group, School of Electrical and Computer Sciences (SECS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, led by Dr. Sayan Dey, have made significant…
Crackdown on Illegal Sale of Mephentermine Sulphate Injections in Warangal Gyms
Warangal: In a decisive move against the illegal sale and abuse of prescription drugs in the fitness community, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana has seized stocks of Mephentermine Sulphate…
ICMR-NIN study links micronutrient deficiencies to higher dementia risk
Hyderabad – A groundbreaking study by the Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) has established a clear association between micronutrient deficiencies and elevated dementia risk among Indian…
Scheme to build bulk drugs’ R&D, capacity in works, says Pharma secy
New Delhi: The government is working on a new support scheme for the bulk drugs industry even as it rules out any blanket increase in medicine prices despite cost pressures arising…
CDSCO receives 1,387 adverse drug reaction reports in nine months of 2025
New Delhi: The pharmacovigilance division of the Central drug regulator has received a total of 1,387 adverse reports, with the highest regarding fixed dose combinations (FDCs), and a total of…
Haryana Launches ‘Make in Haryana Industrial Policy’
Gurugram: Haryana moved to sharpen its pitch as one of India’s most competitive industrial and investment destinations as Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launched the Make in Haryana Industrial Policy 2026…
Roche Pharma launches Tecentriq® SC, India’s first subcutaneous immunotherapy for lung cancer
Mumbai: Cancer patients and their caretakers in India often spend long, arduous hours in hospitals for conventional treatment. But now with the launch of the world’s first subcutaneous or under-the-skin…
ICMR transfers three Indigenous Medical Technologies to Industry at National Technology Day 2026
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) participated in the national programme ‘विज्ञान–Tech’, organised on the occasion of National Technology Day 2026 at BRIC–National Institute of Immunology (NII), New…
Six Women Develop Serious Complications After C-Section
Jaipur/Kota — In a serious medical incident that has raised concerns over patient safety at government facilities, six women who underwent caesarean section deliveries at Kota’s New Medical College Hospital developed…
