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Coke, Pepsi, Red Bull to add QR codes linking to ingredient information in USMajor beverage companies are now placing QR codes on their products across the US, offering consumers direct access to detailed ingredient ...
Drugmakers flag concerns over blue-strip antibiotic labelsThe government mandated a blue line on antibiotic packaging to curb misuse. However, pharmaceutical companies argue this will disrupt opera...
Govt to bring in barcodes to fight fake drug menaceTo tackle fake drugs, the Union health ministry will soon mandate barcodes or QR codes on certain medicines. This applies to antimicrobials...
Govt may mandate QR codes on vaccines, key drugs to curb counterfeitsThe government is considering mandating bar codes or QR codes on labels for vaccines, antimicrobials, narcotics, psychotropic substances, a...
Commerce Ministry withdraws rule for track, trace system for export of drug formulationsThe Commerce Ministry has withdrawn the track and trace system for pharmaceutical exports, aligning with the Ministry of Health's regulator...
Govt may mandate QR codes to check fake cancer drugsThe Indian government plans to require QR codes on all cancer drugs. This step aims to prevent counterfeit medicines and ensure drug authen...
Drug regulator to crack down on pharma companies not using barcodesThe drug regulator is also considering setting up a joint task force for fighting the menace of spurious and adulterated drugs in the count...
Unclear regulations on e-pharmacies may hinder investments: 1mg’s Prashant TandonThe government has been working on draft regulation now, till the final regulation comes out and it has been more than one year since the d...
Govt restricts manufacture of oxytocin for domestic use to public sector onlyThe government has also banned the import of oxytocin and its formulations, besides bringing in some more regulations on the manufacture an...
Curbs on oxytocin production and trade to check misuseOnly a Bengaluru-based state-owned pharmaceutical company will manufacture the hormone in the quantity required for medical purposes, said ...
India to open drugs database to global regulatorsIndia had exported medicines worth $15.2 billion (about Rs 97,000 crore) in 2014-15, an increase of 5% over the previous year’s figure.
Pharma exports: FTP promises to address problems abroadThe policy said that one of the focus areas would be on promoting exports of high value products with a strong domestic manufacturing base.
Bar code on drug packaging to help track and trace authenticityUnder the system, the primary , secondary and tertiary packs of medicines will carry a unique bar code, which will be allotted to each manu...
Fake & sub-standard drugs: India, China may be worst offendersDespite efforts globally, sales of fake medicines are rising rapidly, and the menace could be worse than the health threat posed by Big Tob...
India aims to clock $15.5 bn pharma exports in FY'13"The $ 25 billion target, however, for pharma exports in 2013-14 would be a challenging task in view of global slowdown"
- Drug cos join hands with PharmaSecure to meet barcode norms
Leading domestic pharma exporters have stepped up their efforts to make counterfeiting harder by adopting a common bar-coding software.
Detect counterfeit drugs through cloud services technology, system evolved from HP's pilot African projectThe system evolved from a pilot programme implemented in Africa to check the authenticity of life-saving drugs distributed there.
- Drugmakers to appeal Allahabad High Court against barcode order
Indian drugmakers are set to appeal in the Allahabad high court against the drug regulator's plans to make it mandatory for every medicine ...