The notice issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) cites provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and the...

Over 20,000 chemists in Karnataka will shut down their stores on May 20. This is part of a nationwide protest against online pharmacies. Th...

The US has voiced concerns over India's high customs duties on IP-intensive products and its proposed mandatory blanket license for AI deve...

Ajanta Pharma said the US FDA has issued Form-483 with five observations after inspecting its Paithan manufacturing facility in Maharashtra...

Gurgaon Drug Racket: Authorities in Gurgaon have busted a major illegal pharmaceutical racket involving spurious Mounjaro KwikPen (tirzepat...

The proposed platform will enable real-time, end-to-end digital tracking of all regulated pharmaceutical products, covering every stage fro...

Weight-loss drugs are being sold without prescriptions in India. This is causing alarm among doctors and authorities. People are buying the...

Indian authorities are increasing vigilance on popular weight loss drugs. Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will now compile reports on adver...

India's drug regulatory body is intensifying its scrutiny of the distribution channels for GLP-1 weight loss drugs. State drug authorities ...

The Drugs, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics Bill, which aims to replace the 83-year-old Drugs and Cosmetics Act, may be introduced in the ong...

At present, the making of cosmetics is regulated under a system of inspection and licensing by the state licensing authorities, and product...

The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), which comes under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and comprises a technical...

In the battle to strengthen drug regulation, parliamentary committees like the department-related committee on health and family welfare ha...

The CDSCO and Ministry of Health have taken regulatory measures to ensure the quality of medicines in the country as part of which the Drug...

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, regulates the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices. This A...

As online shopping catches up, you could buy medicines too with a click of the mouse for which the health ministry is evaluating a proposal.

The government to check spurious and sub-standard drugs in the country has amended the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.