US-India partnership strengthens global fight against fentanyl: ReportThe US DEA dismantled an India-linked online fentanyl network, seizing over 200 domains tied to deadly overdoses. Authorities stressed grow...
06 Feb, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Health Canada sounds alarm on counterfeit Ozempic and Mounjaro as fake drugs surge across Canada, posing serious health risksHealth Canada is issuing a stern warning to Canadians regarding fake versions of popular diabetes and weight-loss medications, including Oz...
22 Jan, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
What are GLP-1 medicines? Do they help with weight loss and diabetes, and what are their side effects?GLP-1 medications are prescription treatments used in the UK to manage type 2 diabetes and, in certain cases, medically supervised weight l...
19 Dec, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
US sanctions Indian nationals and online pharmacy for supplying 'counterfeit fentanyl-laden pills'The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned Indian nationals Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and Khizar Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh, along with an India-based o...
24 Sep, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
Mounjaro weight loss and blood sugar warning: Fake injections spark dangerous side effects, ER visits — are you on the deadly knockoff without knowing it?Fake weight loss drugs are flooding the UK market, sparking health warnings from doctors who say they can cause serious blood sugar problem...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
India, Dominican Republic packaged deadly synthetic opioids into pills: US report warns of risks from online pharmaciesNearly 35,000 online pharmacies worldwide are operating illegally, risking the distribution of ineffective or dangerous drugs, says the U.S...
09 Jan, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
India's retail chemists ask BJP to include the banning of e-pharmacies in its manifestoAIOCD said that the online medicine business poses a serious threat to public health, serving as a gateway for counterfeit medications in t...
29 Mar, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
eBay to pay $59 million to settle US charges over illegal pill-making machinesThe settlement arose from eBay's alleged inadequate monitoring since October 2015 of thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines s...
01 Feb, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Fake weight loss injections leave people in comas, urgent safety alert issuedFake weight loss injections, falsely marketed as Ozempic or Saxenda, have triggered significant safety alarms in the United Kingdom. Author...
28 Oct, 2023, 12.58 AM IST
Set to conquer US, Indian 'Viagras' may give Pfizer a hard timeThe nearing end of Pfizer's patent will open floodgates of the lucrative US market to Indian companies.
07 Aug, 2018, 03.23 PM IST
Do you buy medicines online? Know these risksShopping for medicines online is catching up like all e-purchases. However, make sure you are in the safe zone.
13 Jun, 2017, 08.14 AM IST
India top source of illegal medicines entering SwitzerlandPotency preparations accounted for the maximum of the illegally imported substances that were confiscated in 2016 by Swiss customs official...
07 Mar, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
Government may regulate e-Pharmacies soonThe sub-committee has defined terms related to online medicine retail, including e-prescriptions, online pharmacies, over-the-counter (OTC)...
25 Jul, 2016, 11.30 PM IST
8 lakh chemists gear up to down shutters on October 14 to protest online drug salesNearly 8 lakh chemists across the country have decided to down their shutters on October 14 to oppose sale of medicines via internet-based ...
05 Oct, 2015, 04.34 AM IST
WHO warns of shift towards 'post-antibiotic era'"And the benefits of advanced medical treatment such as cancer chemotherapy and major surgery may also become much riskier and may well be ...
29 Apr, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
Superior packaging can’t be used to raise prices: High Court to Sanofi SAEarlier, dismissing the argument, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority asked the company to reduce the price immediately.
18 Apr, 2013, 06.09 AM IST
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.
29 Sep, 2011, 02.40 PM IST