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- Pharma
- October 15, 2024
- 81 views
Open Sale Of Painkillers Sparks Addiction Concerns
Hyderabad: Easy access to pharmaceutical drugs designed to alleviate pain for various medical conditions, is becoming a cause for concern, say medical experts. Reason: these drugs contain substances that fuel addiction…
- Pharma
- October 15, 2024
- 35 views
Consumer Affairs Minister Slams Air Purifier Firms For False Claims
New Delhi: Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday criticised air purifier manufacturers for making false claims about their products, and called for increased consumer awareness ahead of winter when air…
- Pharma
- October 15, 2024
- 98 views
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Alleging Side Effects Of COVID-19 Vaccines
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a petition alleging that COVID-19 vaccines caused severe side effects, including blood clotting, calling the plea as an attempt to…
- Pharma
- October 12, 2024
- 259 views
7 Year Old Child Died After Being Given Injection In Bundi
Bundi: A child died after being given an injection in a private clinic in Bundi, Rajasthan. After the child’s death, the family created a ruckus outside the private clinic and…
- Pharma
- October 12, 2024
- 169 views
Accused From UP Caught With A Big Consignment Of Onerex In Sidhi
Sidhi: Madhya Pradesh ‘s Sidhi district is still lagging behind in development and employment, but here illegal drug dealers are working fast to deliver drugs to every house. Everyday illegal…
- Pharma
- October 12, 2024
- 233 views
Food Safety Team’s Action: Protein Powder Worth Rs 37 Was Being Sold At Rs 400
Sawai Madhopur: Medical shopkeepers are selling a tin of protein powder worth Rs 37 for Rs 400 and syrup worth Rs 30 for Rs 156 and common people, unaware of the…
- Pharma
- October 11, 2024
- 202 views
Man Held With Oxytocin Injections Of Rs 1.59 Lakh In Thane
Thane: Police have arrested a 50-year-old man from Maharashtra ’s Thane district on charges of illegally manufacturing oxytocin injections, an official said on Thursday. Following a tip, the police raided…
- Pharma
- October 11, 2024
- 249 views
Samples Of Montair FX, Vhymoral Forte, Aciloc RD Taken On Complaint Found Fake
KANPUR: The business of fake medicines is going on on a large scale in the district. The team of the Drug Department raided MediLife Agency and Nigam Drugs Medical Store…
- Pharma
- October 10, 2024
- 198 views
Banned Drugs Available Despite Govt Regulations, Threatening Public Health
Pune: The ready availability of prohibited drugs over the counter is proving to be a disease beyond cure for India’s pharmaceutical industry, which has a well-deserved reputation for its innovation…
- Pharma
- October 10, 2024
- 212 views
49 Cartons Of Cough Syrup Seized From Parcel Vehicle
Araria: Mahalgaon police station has recovered 49 cartons of narcotic cough syrup from a vehicle labelled ‘Postal Parcel’. Police have also arrested the driver Chintu Prasad, son of Lakhan Yadav,…
- Pharma
- October 10, 2024
- 265 views
Electro-Homeopathy Practioner Held For Running Clinic Sans Valid Documents
Pune: The Warje police on Wednesday arrested an electro-homeopathy and naturopathy practitioner on charges of running a clinic since 2002 without any registration and valid qualification. The man was identified…
- Pharma
- October 10, 2024
- 131 views
FDA Action Against Three Drug Firms For Violations
PUNE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pune division, has acted against three drug stores for violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. The action was…
- Pharma
- October 9, 2024
- 271 views
DCGI Wants Qualified Medical Device Testing Officers
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is planning to list the qualification criteria for medical device testing officers. At present, no qualification is needed, with mostly drugs…
- Pharma
- October 9, 2024
- 225 views
More FDCs May Be Banned; Experts Found That Many Lack Therapeutic Justification
New Delhi: The government is likely to ban more fixed dose combinations (FDCs) this month as the expert committee has found that they lack therapeutic justification, people in the know…
- Hospitals
- October 9, 2024
- 101 views
‘Examinee is better than Examiner’ Moment for MedTech Man Dr Jitendra Sharma
New Delhi: For AMTZ fame Dr Jitendra Sharma, famously known as MedTech Man of India, it was a veritable ‘examinee is better than examiner’ moment when Dr V K Paul,…
- Pharma
- October 9, 2024
- 227 views
Govt Waives Testing Of Cough Syrups For Export To Key Markets
New Delhi: The government has waived off the requirement of mandatory testing of cough syrups in case manufacturers are exporting it to USA, UK, Canada, EU, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Republic…
- Pharma
- October 8, 2024
- 228 views
Mumbai Police Arrest Prime Accused In Rs 81 Lakh Fraud At Pune’s BJ Medical College
Mumbai: Borivali police have arrested the prime accused, Anil Ramchandra Tambat, in a case involving a scam worth approximately Rs 81 lakh related to MD course admissions at Pune’s BJ…
- Pharma
- October 8, 2024
- 124 views
Second Study Finds Cancer Risk In Proactiv, Clearasil And Other Acne Creams
NEW YORK: A new analysis of acne creams and cleansers found dozens, including popular products such as Proactiv and Clearasil, contain high levels of a chemical linked to cancer. The findings…
- Pharma
- October 8, 2024
- 230 views
Drug Capsules Being Sold As Blue Ford, Green Parrot And John Deere Will Be Banned
Sri Ganganagar: Pregabalin and Tapentadol salts, which are being misused as drugs in Sriganganagar, Anupgarh and Hanumangarh districts, are going to be included in the NDPS Act. The Rajasthan government…
- Pharma
- October 7, 2024
- 250 views
Sustained Rise In Antimicrobial Resistance In India: ICMR Study
New Delhi: Two topmost pathogens responsible for causing bloodstream infections (BSIs), the most common hospital-acquired infection, have been found to be resistant to the antibiotic imipenem among ICU patients, an…