Haryana-Based Drug Dist. Arrested For Supplying Prescription Drugs To Coimbatore Peddlers
Coimbatore: A special team of the Coimbatore City Police has arrested a Haryana-based drug distributor on charges of supplying prescription drugs to peddlers in Coimbatore. The police said that Sachin Garg,…
Inappropriate Use Of ‘Sulopenem’ Could Cause Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Maryland: Five months after signing off on Utility Therapeutics’ Pivya as the first new treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) in more than two decades, the FDA is weighing the pros and…
Medical Shop Owner Faces Charges For Drug Money Laundering In Punjab
Jalandhar: Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar has filed Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), SAS Nagar (Mohali) against Rajesh Kumar, owner of a medical shop namely M/s…
DCGI Seeks Explanation From Entod Pharma Claiming Eye Drops Can Cure Eyesight
NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulator has asked for an explanation from the Mumbai-based pharma company, which had claimed that their new eye drop could help people reduce dependency on reading glasses…
India Starts Making Key API Clavulanic Acid
New Delhi: India has started producing blockbuster clavulanic acid for the first time in what could reduce its dependence on China for APIs. Mumbai-based Kinvan has started producing clavulanic acid that goes into…
IPC Flags ADR Linked To Metronidazole
New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), through its recently issued drug safety alert for the month of August, has revealed that the popular antibiotic Metronidazole is linked with adverse drug reactions (ADRs)…
ICMR To Build Algorithms For Antibiotic Use In Common Illnesses To Curb Misuse
New Delhi: India’s apex bio-medical research agency, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is working to develop the country’s first ever set of guidelines on the empirical use of…
Karnataka DC Launches Real-Time Database For Tapentadol Stocks To Curb Misuse
Bengaluru: The database enables enforcement officers, who must update the portal after collecting stock data from drug distributors every day, tally the demand and supply numbers between wholesalers and retailers…
NCB Seizes Large Quantity Of Narcotics, 4 Arrested
JAMMU: In a significant crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Jammu Zonal Unit has seized a large quantity of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in two separate operations. The seizures have…
Govt Mulls Over New Category For Advanced Coronary Stents, Ceiling Price Increase To Attract Manufacturers
New Delhi: The government is mulling creating a separate category for advanced coronary stents and raising the price ceiling to woo stent makers who have shelved plans to launch their next…