Drug regulator oversight sought for nutraceuticals; NGO flags quality, pricing concernsA Gujarat NGO is pushing the government to regulate nutraceuticals like medicines. They cite concerns about product quality and unregulated...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Govt orders safety review of popular weight-loss drugs amid rising demandIndian authorities are increasing vigilance on popular weight loss drugs. Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will now compile reports on adver...
04 Apr, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Regulating pharma, beyond manufacturing qualityIn a significant leap forward, India's drug authority, CDSCO, is poised for a transformative upgrade. The government is embarking on an ini...
11 Feb, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
CDSCO directs pharmacies to display QR code and toll-free number for reporting adverse drug reactionsThe CDSCO has mandated that all retail and wholesale pharmacies across India must prominently display a QR code and a toll-free number. Thi...
03 Dec, 2025, 07.58 PM IST
Cough syrup deaths: Sresan Pharma owner Ranganathan sent to 10-day police custodyA Madhya Pradesh court has remanded Sresan Pharma owner Ranganathan to 10-day police custody following alleged child deaths linked to Coldr...
10 Oct, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
CDSCO to inspect cough syrup manufacturing unitsIndia's drug regulator is launching nationwide inspections of cough syrup manufacturers following child deaths allegedly linked to toxic sy...
10 Oct, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
One nation, one check: India needs centralised drug regulation to ensure public healthCentralisation of drug regulation in India is critical to ensure consistent drug quality and safety standards nationwide. The current fragm...
29 Oct, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
CDSCO issues sampling guidelines to ensuring quality and efficacy of drugs, cosmeticsCosmetics samples were not collected in some regions. There is no centralised database of sale outlets where "not-of-standard" quality (NSQ...
17 Feb, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
Govt bans anti-cold fixed drug combination for under-four childrenThe matter was deliberated in the Subject Expert Committee (SEC- Pulmonary) meeting held on June 6. "The committee recommended that the FDC...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.52 PM IST
Widespread use of industrial-grade excipients unearthed in Indian pharmaceutical manufacturingIndia's drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has discovered the widespread use of industrial-grade exci...
01 Dec, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Good Med abroad is good Med for homeThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has made it mandatory for all cough syrup exporters to have their product tested and certif...
24 May, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
Govt forms panel to study WHO report on deaths of 66 Gambian children linked to 4 Indian syrupsThe development comes on a day the Haryana government ordered the halting of drug manufacturing at the Sonipat unit of Maiden Pharmaceutica...
12 Oct, 2022, 06.31 PM IST
WHO Alert: Regulatory body says syrups sent only to GambiaIn a statement on Thursday, the Union health ministry said the WHO had informed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) that it was pr...
07 Oct, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
Maiden Pharmaceuticals had license to export, not locally sell cough & cold syrup, India saysIndia's health and welfare ministry said Thursday that Maiden Pharmaceuticals had the license to only export four drugs that are now linked...
06 Oct, 2022, 07.51 PM IST
Send the new drugs bill back for testingHowever, the draft legislation does not address the deficiencies of existing law, and fails to provide the legal framework necessary to reg...
24 Aug, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
NCPCR issues summons to DGCI over lack of uniform test for carcinogenic substances in J&J's baby productsTime and again the commission has made attempts to seek definite information on the standardised and validated method for analysing the pre...
04 Mar, 2021, 10.38 PM IST
An open letter to PM Narendra Modi for an effective drugs regulator to revive the sectorLike millions who hope your leadership can propel our country toward prosperity, I too was glued to the television to hear your victory spe...
29 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST