Chemists must now have a doctor's prescription to sell cough syrups. The government has changed the Drugs Rules, 1945. This stops over-the-...

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has mandated that all syrups, including cough syrups, are now prescription-only. This new r...

We are in a phase in the US-Israel-Iran war where statements are made, then retracted. And, in a matter of just 48 hours, they are made all...

The U.S. FDA has identified significant data integrity and manufacturing lapses at a Dabur India plant following a January inspection. Find...

Brandy, a spirit deeply entrenched in South India's culture and cinema, is now undergoing a national makeover. Despite being India's second...

India's drug regulator is creating new rules for dangerous solvents in children's medicines. This follows tragic deaths linked to contamina...

Amazon is revealing a new service offering deliveries in 30 minutes or less for an additional charge. This ultrafast delivery, called Amazo...

Spring cleaning at cabins can be dangerous. Hantavirus, carried by mice, spreads through droppings and urine. Inhaling dust from these can ...

Hantavirus update: India has heightened surveillance for Hantavirus following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which reported eig...

A simple daily habit like handwashing continues to play a major role in preventing multiple infections, even in today’s advanced medical wo...

Doctors face challenges as patients often expect antibiotics even when not needed. A Bengaluru doctor's experience with a patient demanding...

The Indian pharma sector made its initial global forays almost a quarter century ago. Companies sought out markets abroad, learnt to deal w...

Kerala's health department has issued new technical guidelines for treating cough in children, including strict precautions for dispensing ...

A Supreme Court petition demands the immediate recall and ban of Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharma, following the deaths o...

Kerala's Health Department mandated doctor prescriptions for all medicines given to children under 12, citing cough syrup concerns. An expe...

The government has prohibited cough syrups containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine hydrochloride for children under four due ...

CVS has removed popular oral cough and cold medicines like Sudafed, Mucinex, Vicks, Allegra, and Dayquil from its stores. The FDA advisory ...