Dogs and cats can be infected by hantavirus, but can they spread it to humans? Here's what CDC recommends for pet ownersHantavirus and pets: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked global health worries. Passengers fell ill and some died during a v...
15 May, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
Urgent recall: 3 million eye drop bottles recalled after FDA sterility warning - are you using it?A nationwide recall of over 3.1 million eye drop bottles has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to safety concerns. T...
03 Apr, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Are your eye drops safe? CDSCO flags illegal products, doctors issue strong warning on irritation, conjunctivitisAuthorities have launched a major crackdown on unapproved dry eye relief drops being sold without mandatory CDSCO approval. States and Unio...
20 Mar, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Regulator plans to ask cos to sell eye drops in transparent bottlesThe Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), a technical body of experts, had deliberated on the issue in its meeting last year after it receive...
02 Mar, 2024, 01.02 AM IST
Indian eyedrop maker issues recall of various eye drops in US for potential safety reasonsKilitch Healthcare India Limited has recalled 27 types of eye drops sold in the U.S. due to safety concerns arising from insanitary conditi...
16 Nov, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
Are you suffering from red eyes? It could be a 'new COVID like epidemic'In Delhi, cases of conjunctivitis are on the rise. Doctors are witnessing 100 cases every day, when compared with the previous year, there ...
25 Jul, 2023, 11.48 AM IST
Pharma companies may have to switch to opaque bottles for eye drops packaging"Bacterial contamination in ophthalmic solution bottles are often reported and hence the need was felt to change its packaging to ensure th...
08 Jun, 2023, 12.59 AM IST
View: India's drug industry needs a major overhaulDespite campaigns for regulatory reform since a corruption and fraud scandal in 2013, India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation r...
05 Apr, 2023, 06.51 AM IST
India tests of eye drops linked to US deaths show no contaminationIndian firm Global Pharma Healthcare's Artificial Tears eye drops product, which led to three deaths and blinded some patients in the US, d...
04 Apr, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
Global Pharma recalls 50,000 tubes of contaminated eye drops in US: USFDAThe lot has been manufactured by Chennai-based Global Pharma Healthcare and distributed in the US market by New York-based Delsam Pharma. S...
02 Apr, 2023, 10.50 AM IST
Global Pharma under CDSCO watch after USFDA curbs eyedrops importsThe Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO), the country's drug regulator, has sent a team of experts to inspect Chennai-based...
04 Feb, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
CDSCO suspends manufacturing of eye drops linked to 55 adverse events in United StatesAccording to the people aware of the matter, the US-based Food and Drug Administration has warned the consumers "not to purchase or use Ezr...
04 Feb, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
Central, state teams on way to Global Pharma Healthcare plant after firm recalls eye drop linked to vision loss in USThe US Food and Drug Administration has said in a statement that the Chennai-based company is recalling all lots of Artificial Tears lubric...
03 Feb, 2023, 08.33 PM IST
Indian drug firm recalls eye drop linked to vision loss in USIn a statement posted on its website, Global Pharma Healthcare said it is notifying the distributors of this product Aru Pharma Inc and Del...
03 Feb, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
Bird flu among humans is rare, but here’s what you can do to stay safeBird-to-human or human-to-human transmission of bird flu is rare. However, doctors advise precautionary measures, such as avoiding consumin...
09 Jan, 2021, 10.56 PM IST
Old mascaras will do no good, expired ones may up skin infection & blood poisoning riskThis risk is amplified in people with a weak immune system.
03 Dec, 2019, 06.41 PM IST
Applying eyeliner may cause vision problemsResearchers used video recordings to observe and compare the amount of eyeliner particles that migrated into the tear film.
02 Apr, 2015, 03.05 PM IST