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,…
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…
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…
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…
DCA Seizes Physician’s Samples, Expired Drugs Worth Rs 55,000
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, raided the retail outlet Kandar Medicals on the premises of Kandar Diabetic Centre in Tarnaka, Secunderabad, and seized physician’s samples and expired drugs…
Pharma Firms Move Delhi HC, Seek Quashing Of Notifications Banning 156 FDC
New Delhi: Pharma companies such as Alkem Laboratories and Entod Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and others have moved the Delhi High Court seeking that the government’s recent notification banning 156 fixed-dose combination…
Scheme To Launch Cancer Drugs At Reduced Costs To Be Launched On 29th Aug
Thiruvananthapuram: The State government’s initiative to make expensive cancer drugs and immunosuppressant drugs available at zero-profit price to consumers through Karunya pharmacies is being launched on Thursday. The medicines will be…
Assam Rifles Seize 1,20,000 Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 19.2 Crore In Agartala, One Arrested
Agartala: The Assam Rifles seized 1,20,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 19.2 crore, at Agartala’s Salbagan, on August 27. As per the security personnel, an individual was also arrested along with…
