Flush expired, unused opioids down the toilet, says regulatorDrug regulatory authority mandates disposal of unused opioid drugs and painkillers. This action aims to prevent misuse and health risks. Ce...
29 May, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
"Will see how far Kejriwal can run...": BJP Delhi chief guns for CM after MHA orders CBI probe into supply of 'sub-standard' drugsThe BJP's Delhi chief, Virendraa Sachdeva, has criticised Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly procuring and supplying spurious and...
05 Jan, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
FDA issues warning on cantaloupes recall over salmonella concernsEagle Produce LLC, situated in Scottsdale, Arizona, has voluntarily recalled these cantaloupes after an FDA-conducted test at a distributio...
30 Sep, 2023, 08.30 PM IST
Centre places purchase order for one crore doses of Zydus Cadila's needle-free Covid vaccineZydus Cadila is in a position to provide one crore doses of ZyCoV-D per month, company officials are learnt to have conveyed to the ministr...
07 Nov, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
Zydus Cadila agrees to reduce its Covid vaccine price to Rs 265 a dose, final decision soon: SourcesThe indigenously developed world's first DNA-based needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D received emergency use authorisation from the drug ...
31 Oct, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
High-level government panel suggests single-window system for new drug approvalsThe committee, set up by the cabinet secretary after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought overhauling of the country’s drug regulatory syste...
21 Jul, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
Panel recommends renaming India's drug regulator for better international visibilityA high-level committee has proposed three options — Central Medical Products Administration, India (CMPA), Central Medical Products Regulat...
18 Jul, 2020, 12.22 PM IST
No shortage of key medicines, masks: MoS Mansukh MandaviyaCountering arguments that there is dearth of masks in the country, the minister said India has 114 mask production units that together have...
25 Mar, 2020, 11.21 PM IST
Delhi government caps margins on medicines, consumablesThe move comes months after a damning report by the country's drug pricing regulator that showed markups on such products exceeded even 1,0...
29 May, 2018, 11.50 AM IST
Rein in MRP or government will, syringe makers toldThe NPPA had issued notice to the hospital following allegations of over-charging by the parents of the girl who died after leaving the hos...
21 Dec, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
Multi-drug resistant bacteria proliferating through poultry waste31 Aug, 2017, 07.15 PM IST
Why you pay 2 to 5 times the wholesale price on medical devicesThe bulk of the category of IV diagnostics, which includes lab reagents and accessories, constituting 10%, is also out of any sort of monit...
09 Jul, 2017, 01.31 PM IST
3 Indian Pharma cos breeding drug-resistant Bacteria: ReportThe investigation revealed that out of the 34 sites tested across India and China, 16 were found to be harbouring bacteria resistant to ant...
21 Oct, 2016, 01.29 AM IST
Medical devices like stents, implants set to come under price controlThe objective of the National Medical Device Policy 2015 is strengthening the Make in India drive by reducing dependence on imports.
09 Jun, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
- Expired drugs to be moved out of stores in 15 days
Unsold medicines will be cleared out of pharmacies within 15 days of their date of expiry and drug inspectors will be empowered to cancel t...
01 Jun, 2011, 10.05 AM IST
- Expired drugs to be moved out of stores in 15 days
Unsold medicines will be cleared out of pharmacies within 15 days of their date of expiry.
01 Jun, 2011, 07.31 AM IST
- Panel’s suggestion on low cost drugs okayed
NEW DELHI: The Pharmaceutical Policy, 2002, has accepted the Drug Price Control Review Committee's suggestion that low-cost drugs measured ...
16 Feb, 2002, 01.07 AM IST