Over 9,000 deaths due to respiratory diseases in Delhi
New Delhi: The national capital recorded 9,211 deaths due to respiratory diseases in 2024, up from 8,801 in 2023, continuing an upward trend seen over the past few years, according…
Pharma company, its employees convicted for ‘illegal diversion” of meth precursor abroad
Rajkot: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday said it has secured a “major conviction” in the case of illegal diversion of medical drugs involving a Haryana-based company via Gujarat’s Pipavav…
Haryana FDA arrests man for selling spurious ‘imported drugs’ in Gurugram
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Haryana on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly selling spurious “imported drugs” targeting gym-goers and fitness enthusiasts, the third such case of counterfeit…
Centre To Push Pharma Exports To Japan
Hyderabad: The Centre will give a special push to Indian pharma exports to Japan in the upcoming investment and trade promotion road show to be held from October 25 to 27…
CDSCO To Hold Workshops On Revised Schedule M In Mumbai And Ahmedabad On 30 Th Sept
Mumbai : To create awareness amongst drug manufacturers about good manufacturing practices (GMP) requirements to ensure quality of medicines, workshops on Revised Schedule M requirements will be held in Mumbai and…
Industry To Observe October 10 As ‘CGMP Day’ Every Year
Chennai : From this year onwards the drug manufacturers in the country will celebrate October 10 as ‘cGMP Day’ every year to sensitize the public that the industry is fully adhering…
Evading Customs Duty, Pure Alcohol Importers Making Profits
Mumbai : Several firms across the state, including some from south Mumbai, are under the scanner of the Customs Department after a huge consignment of pure ethyl alcohol, which was misdeclared…
Implementing Corrective Actions At Goa Unit; Stopped Digene Production, Says Abbott
Mumbai : Drug maker Abbott on September 14 said it is implementing corrective actions at its Goa-based facility from where it had produced antacid Digene Gel that was recalled from the…
840 Bottles Of Intoxicating Cough Syrup Worth Rs 1.42 Lakh Seized In Rewa
Rewa : Vicious smugglers of Rewa district have absconded by cheating the police. Police say that on the information of the informer, the car was cordoned off. In such a situation,…
Shortage Of Tuberculosis Drugs In Karnataka Affecting DOTS And DOTS Plus Treatment Centers
Bengaluru : Drug shortage is mainly affecting the government’s Directly Observed Therapy (DOTS) and DOTS Plus treatment centres. With the central government stopping the supply of two drugs — cycloserine and…
