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Death in a vial: Five cases lay bare many uncomfortable truths about Indian healthcareFive young mothers in Kota died after childbirth, with suspicion falling on oxytocin injections. Investigations revealed the vials containe...
FRAI urges govt to intensify crackdown on counterfeit products, illicit tradeRetailers are urging the government to intensify efforts against illegal trade and fake products, citing risks to consumer safety and the l...
Drug companies directed to step up vigil on adverse reactionsIndia's drug regulator, CDSCO, has mandated all drug companies to establish systems for tracking adverse drug reactions. This move comes am...
Why are terror operatives opting for cosmetic procedures: Personal reasons or biometric escape plan?A Lashkar-e-Taiba operative reportedly paused his infiltration mission in Srinagar for a hair transplant, while another, arrested in Delhi,...
Centre to soon set up a digital portal to track narcotic drugsThe proposed platform will enable real-time, end-to-end digital tracking of all regulated pharmaceutical products, covering every stage fro...
Easy access to weight-loss drugs rings alarm bells among doctors, authorities; regulators step inWeight-loss drugs are being sold without prescriptions in India. This is causing alarm among doctors and authorities. People are buying the...
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...
Centre plans new law for stricter quality checks and surveillance of drugs, medical devices, and cosmeticsIndia is creating a new law to improve drug quality and safety. This legislation will give more power to regulators for checking medicines,...
Centre to bring law for strict quality checks, surveillance of drugs and cosmeticsIndia is creating a new law to improve drug quality and safety. This legislation will give more power to regulators for testing and monitor...
Pharma companies producing drugs, supplements in same unit under lensThe government, DCGI, and state authorities are cracking down on pharma units manufacturing nutraceuticals, health supplements, and drugs i...
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...
Publish monthly list of spurious drugs, DCGI tells state bodiesThe document states the draft regulatory guidelines for sampling of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices by drugs inspectors of central and...
Meta takes down spyware network run by Indian company CyberRoot Risk AdvisoryDuring its investigations into threats present across its platforms, Meta said it had discovered that CyberRoot Risk Advisory had a network...
Chronic patients with associated ailments will be delivered medicines at home: Health MinistryIn the wake of reports that hydroxychloroquine can be used to prevent coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has catego...
USFDA inspection of Unichem Lab's Roha facility completed with no observationDrug firm Unichem Laboratories on Monday said the US health regulator has completed inspection of its Roha facility in Maharashtra without ...
Inspection of Unichem's Kolhapur facility by USFDA completed without observationsThe inspection was a CGMP surveillance and pre-approval inspection and was successfully concluded without any FDA Form 483 issued.
13-yr-old bill being redrafted to cover emerging health sectorsAt present, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 regulates only conventional pharmaceuticals, which account for over Rs 1 lakh crore of annual...
Ranbaxy shares fall over 5% as trouble brews in US marketThe stock plunged over 5% on reports that the US-based Ohm Laboratories-the company's facility in US, is under the surveillance of FDA.
New law to regulate biomedical, health researchThe Ministry of Health has proposed the Biomedical and Health Research Bill to ensure ethical research in all institutions with proper care...
- Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new 'schedule' in Act
The threat of a multi-drug resistant superbug looming large has forced the government to consider introduction of a separate schedule in th...