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...
Flush these 17 expired medicines now. India's top drug regulatory body issues stern warningIndia’s top drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has issued a warning against throwing expired or unuse...
Flush expired, unused opioids down the toilet, says regulatorDrug regulatory authority mandates disposal of unused opioid drugs and painkillers. This action aims to prevent misuse and health risks. Ce...
Opiod row: Aveo Pharma says drug cleared by state authorities; govt says not approvedAveo also claimed it is not the only company in India manufacturing a similar combination product. A recent BBC investigation report allege...
Paracetamol to PAN-D: CDSCO finds over 50 sub-standard drugs. Check full list of medicinesThe Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged over 50 drugs, including Paracetamol, as 'not of standard quality'. The...
Calcium, Vitamin D3 tablets, 47 others fail CDSCO's quality check: Check if your medication is safe?The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) identified 49 drugs failing quality tests in its September report. Among these are ...
Ordered recall of drugs not meeting quality standards, action started to book 5 fake drug manufacturers: DCGIIndia's drug regulator has ordered the recall of around 45 medicines that did not meet quality norms, while action has been taken against m...
Alkem Labs denies claims of Pan-D, Clavam 625 batches being not-of-standard qualityAlkem Laboratories has denied claims that its products Pan-D and Clavam 625 are of substandard quality. The company stated that an investig...
Did not manufacture drugs flagged in CDSCO report, say leading pharma companiesDrug companies like Sun Pharma and Torrent Pharma have refuted claims in a CDSCO report that flagged certain medicines as "counterfeits". T...
EU-approved medical devices' imports may be easedThe Indian government is considering exempting medical devices approved in the European Union from clinical investigation requirements, sim...
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...
Media report on 'multiple side-effects of Covid vaccines' ill-informed, erroneous: Health MinistryIn line with the policy of the Union Ministry of Health of proactive disclosure aligned with global scientific evidence in the public domai...
Covaxin's shelf life extended to 12 months from date of manufactureBharat Biotech said it believes in doing a bit for the environment. The multi-dose vial policy saves money for procurement agencies by redu...
Foreign produced COVID-19 vaccines: Decision on emergency use applications to be taken in 3 daysThe Central Drug Authority, CDSCO, will process applications for registration certificates (registration of overseas manufacturing site and...
Central drug regulator preparing list of dual-use APIs imported from unregistered firmsDual-use APIs, which are being imported from unregistered companies, are comparatively cheaper and of low-quality.
Popular antacid samples fail quality tests, company claims they were counterfeitsThe Pantocid and Pantocid DSR tested by CDSCO were not manufactured by Sun Pharma, the official spokesperson for the Mumbai-based drug make...
Combiflam, D Cold and Cetrizine among 60 drugs marked 'substandard' in quality testSpecific batches of 60 drugs find mention in CDSCO's bulletin which describes these drugs as "not of standard quality/spurious/adulterated/...