Cough syrup deaths: IMA demands Nadda's intervention, withdrawal of case against pediatricianThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the Union Health Minister to intervene and withdraw the case against a pediatrician arrested...
09 Oct, 2025, 09.35 AM IST
Pharma companies may lose licence if drugs fail testsThe health ministry is considering strict actions, including immediate license suspensions, for drugmakers producing substandard drugs. Thi...
26 Jun, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
Govt revamps pharma scheme; broadens eligibility criteria, brings in flexible financing optionsThe Indian government has revamped the Pharmaceuticals Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS) to support drug companies in upgrad...
11 Mar, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Health ministry to organise 'Chintan Shivir' to explore ways to build trust on Indian drugs"The aim is to build trust and confidence on the quality of Indian drugs, cosmetics and medical devices in the domestic and global markets."
14 Feb, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
India needs a national drug recall law without further delay. Here's whyThe syrup was found by WHO to be adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol. Such adulteration is not uncommon in India. ...
07 Oct, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
India, Russia require joint efforts to address multiple security challenges in Afghanistan: Envoy to MoscowIndia & Russia are particularly affected by these developments. This situation poses threat to the interests of both India & Russia on acco...
08 Sep, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Union Health Ministry notifies medical equipment used on humans or animals as "drugs""In pursuance of sub-clause (iv) of clause (b) of section 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the Central Government, after consultatio...
11 Feb, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
Govt issues draft notification to bring all medical devices under single regulatory frameworkThe union health ministry has come out with the draft notification, making it mandatory for all the devices to get certified by the Central...
18 Oct, 2019, 09.46 PM IST
Pharma companies can’t sell tweaked drugs under old brand nameThe issue has been discussed for years now, and was deliberated in several Drugs Consultative Committee meetings held since 2008.
17 May, 2019, 12.47 PM IST
Interim relief: J&J told to pay Rs 20 lakh to each recipient of faulty hip implantAll patients who got the implants will be evaluated individually to gauge the extent of medical problems arising from the bad implants and ...
05 Sep, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Govt seeks complaints on ‘dissolving stents’, but has no system to act on itThe Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission in Ghaziabad is the national coordination centre for the materio vigilance programme.
15 Apr, 2017, 01.14 PM IST
Panel prescribes national portal to keep an eye on online pharmaciesThe 121-page report will now be studied by the ministry and suitable changes in the legislative provisions may be considered to allow onlin...
29 Nov, 2016, 01.39 AM IST
Until Government releases rules, e-pharmacies to self-regulate: IIPAAll IIPA members will be regulated under this code, said Tandon. This includes companies like 1mg, Netmeds, Pharmeasy, mChemist and Medlife.
22 Nov, 2016, 11.02 AM IST
Ranbaxy whistle blower Dinesh Thakur suggests strict prosecution laws to fix drug industryDinesh Thakur says the country needs strict criminal prosecution against suppliers of substandard drugs, a nationwide product recall system.
24 Jun, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
India needs strict prosecution laws to fix drug regulatory system: Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh ThakurIn his report, Thakur suggested greater empowerment for the central administration by amending certain legal provisions like Drugs and Cosm...
23 Jun, 2016, 10.29 PM IST
Indian pharma companies should shed jugaad attitude: G V Prasad, CEO (Dr Reddy’s Laboratories)We are investing in innovations, trying to work on products focussed at unmet medical needs and biosimilars are somewhere in between, says ...
24 Sep, 2014, 02.43 AM IST
- Drug watchdog’s Quixotic dalliance
Ram Vilas Paswan’s indignant remarks on the huge trade margins in the pharma sector, especially in the unbranded drugs’ category and threat...
18 Dec, 2006, 12.43 AM IST