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Rajasthan cough syrup row: 11 child deaths trigger suspension of drug controller, Kaysons Pharma drugs pulled from marketThe Rajasthan government has suspended its drug controller and halted all Kaysons Pharma medicine distribution following 11 child deaths li...04 Oct, 2025, 09.03 AM IST- Delhi govt directs all pharmaceutical shops to install CCTV cameras to regulate sale of drugs without prescriptionsDelhi government mandates CCTV installation in all pharmacies by July 2025. This aims to stop the sale of low-quality and dual-use medicine...25 Jul, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
- Drugs panel considering proposal to rein in sale of OTC medicines to prevent misuseIndia's drug advisory board is considering restricting over-the-counter medication sales to prevent misuse and ensure patient safety. The p...24 Apr, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
- India's BSF, Bangladesh's BGB hold talks to strengthen bilateral relationsBSF and BGB officials held a meeting at Petrapole-Benapole border to enhance bilateral relations and address border security. BSF also arre...15 Jan, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
- Lax testing fuelled wave of cough syrup poisoningsIn December 2019, tragedy struck the Himalayan mountains as Jafar Din's two-month-old son, Irfan, fell ill. Desperate to save him, Din boug...13 Sep, 2023, 05.11 PM IST
- Drug seizures in India in 2020 highest in five years: NCBSimilarly, the seizure of heroin (extracted from opium) shot up from 3,231 kg in 2019 to 3,838 kg in 2020, ganja (cannabis) from 3,42,045 k...07 Apr, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
- 2 yrs on, vaccines, following protocols remain most effective weapons against COVID-19As India completed two years since the outbreak of COVID-19, vaccines and following COVID Appropriate Behaviour remain the most effective w...30 Jan, 2022, 03.58 PM IST
- One year on, vaccines still most acceptable weapon against COVID-19Even though vaccines remain to be the only acceptable weapon against the deadly virus, a number of drugs and other methods, including chant...16 Jan, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
- E-commerce helping easy availability of pharma drugs and abuseThe sheer volume of international post makes it impossible to screen every parcel and hence a vast majority of illegal consignments passes ...10 Jul, 2016, 09.53 AM IST
- M-Cat, Crystal Meth abuse a growing concern for India: NCB reportThe introduction of drugs like methamphetamine (crystal meth) and Mephedrone (M-Cat/Meow-Meow) have pushed the demand for illicit drugs and...09 Jul, 2016, 05.46 PM IST
- Bihar to ban supply of medicinal drugs with alcohol contentBihar government is contemplating to restrict the supply of all medicinal drugs with have alcohol contents. In principal it has been decide...16 Apr, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
- More than 500 drugs may face banHealth ministry, which banned 344 fixed-dose combinations including cough syrups like Phensedyl, Corex and Benadryl, is evaluating a list o...15 Mar, 2016, 11.39 AM IST
- BSF on vigil along eastern flanks to check trans-border crimesBorder Security Force battalions has been dominating the eastern flanks effectively curbing trans-border crimes, infiltration and border vi...01 Dec, 2014, 05.51 PM IST
- FDA cracks down on wholesalers for illegal diversion of ‘Codeine’The seizure affects only the syrup that contains codeine phosphate, a narcotic substance commonly used in preparation of cough syrup.20 Mar, 2013, 11.03 AM IST
- Ayurvedic brand Liv-52, India's top selling drugFor a sales index that’s perpetually skewed towards cough syrups, which is often misused as a cheap substitute for alcohol, and pain killer...12 Sep, 2007, 02.22 AM IST
- Pfizer, Nicholas Piramal hit by codeine shortageHit by the shortage of raw material codeine, India’s highest selling drug (in value) Pfizer’s cough syrup Corex has slipped to the eighth s...18 Aug, 2007, 04.45 AM IST
- Pfizer, NPIL abused by drug addictsPfizer's Corex and Nicholas Piramal's Phensedyl give a 'kick' to drug addicts, say experts.18 Jul, 2007, 05.42 AM IST
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