Banned 15,600 Cough Syrup Bottles Worth About Rs 1.5 Cr Seized, 7 Held
Kalaikunda: The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police nabbed seven persons and seized banned cough syrup phensedyl worth about Rs 1.5 crore from Kalaikunda during a joint raid with…
US FDA Warns Two Drugmakers Including Medgel From India Over DEG, EG Testing Lapses
Maryland : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reprimanded two drugmakers — Avlon Industries based in Melrose Park, Illinois, and Medgel based in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, India — over…
DCGI Asks Manufacturers Not To Submit Same Batch Of Cough Syrup To More Than One Lab
New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the manufacturers not to submit the same batch of cough syrup to more than one laboratory at a time,…
Top Drugmakers Bet On Trade Generics To Grow Beyond Metros
Mumbai : Trade generics is seeing a lot of action in recent times with the entry of large domestic pharmaceutical companies, who want to expand beyond metros and other top…
Govt Suspends QP Pharma And 2 Others’ Licences Over Tainted Cough Syrup
New Delhi : India has suspended a drugmaker’s manufacturing licence after the World Health Organization flagged contamination in its cough syrups found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia in April, the…
Delhi HC Grants More Time For Central Govt To File Counter-Affidavits In All Matters On FDC Ban
New Delhi : The Division Bench of Delhi High Court, which is hearing the petitions by pharmaceutical manufacturers against the Central government’s order prohibiting 14 fixed dose combinations (FDCs) has…
Advisor Bhatnagar Reviews Performance, Functioning Of JKDFCO
Srinagar : Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today chaired a meeting and held a comprehensive review of the performance and functioning of J&K Drugs and Food Control Organisation…
Portal To Collate Data On Spurious Drugs In Works
New Delhi : India’s drug regulatory organization is planning to launch a unified portal to develop a digital drugs regulatory system. The system will maintain a database of drugs that are…
DCGI Issues Drug Alert On Usage Of Cough And Cold Medicine Pholcodine
New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General (India) (DCGI) has issued an advisory to the doctors, healthcare professionals and consumers to stop usage of opioid medicine pholcodine, which is used in…
DCGI Warns Of Stringent Action For Quality Lapses As International Community Started Doubting Indian Drugs
Chennai : Hailing the stellar performance of the Indian pharmaceutical industry on one side but raising quality concerns on the other in the wake of quality alerts issued by WHO on…
