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Centre set to tighten oversight of pharma packaging materialsIndia is set to implement a mandatory registration for printed pharmaceutical packaging manufacturers to combat counterfeit drugs. This mov...
Government prescribes end to over-the-counter sale of cough syrupsEven in small villages with a population of less than 1,000, where certain remedies including cough syrups were allowed to be sold without ...
Trump administration to revoke citizenship of 17 people, including an Indian-origin businessmanThe US Department of Justice is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalized Americans, including an Indian-origin businessman accus...
Pregabalin moved to Schedule H1 as centre cracks down on drug misusePregabalin, a nerve pain medication, now faces stricter controls. The Union health ministry has moved it to Schedule H1. This change aims t...
No cosmetic job with jabs, warns drug regulator CDSCOThe notice issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) cites provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and the...
BJP accuses Arvind Kejriwal of vendetta politics over FIR against former AAP MP Sandeep PathakThe Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Aam Aadmi Party of political vendetta. The BJP claims the Punjab Police is being misused against...
Lorna Hajdini JPMorgan Chase case: What are the sexual harassment allegations levelled by Chirayu Rana or John Doe? Latest updateLorna Hajdini Case: JPMorgan Chase's internal investigation found no evidence to support serious sexual harassment allegations made by form...
Donald Trump's DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crimeTop US law enforcement agencies like the FBI and DEA have seen thousands of staff cuts. This reduction impacts crime-fighting capabilities....
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...
Regulator steps up oversight of GLP-1 drug distribution chainIndia's drug regulatory body is intensifying its scrutiny of the distribution channels for GLP-1 weight loss drugs. State drug authorities ...
Opioid Tapentadol may be put under Narcotics Act to curb its accessThe government is planning to regulate Tapentadol under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. This follows concerns about its...
UK government moves to ban 'zombie drug' xylazineThe British government announced legislation on Wednesday to ban the so-called "zombie drug" xylazine and 21 other drugs to tackle deaths a...
Two painkillers Tapentadol and Pregabalin may go off OTC over misuseThe Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is considering banning over-the-counter (OTC) sales of pain relievers Tapentadol and Pregabali...
Laughing Gas set to become illegal substance by year's end, possession to result in jail timeThe UK government has taken a resolute measure to reclassify nitrous oxide or laughing gas as a class C drug, rendering its possession unla...
Drug regulator looks to limit alcohol content in medicinesThe Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), which comes under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and comprises a technical...
All medicines to be sold under supervision of pharmacist, mandates DCGINewly-appointed DCGI Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has asked the state drug controllers to ensure that pharmacists should be physically present ...
Telemedicine guidelines may lead to drug misuse and pose greater health risk: AIOCDIn a letter written to top government offices the AIOCD said newly the formed Telemedicine Practice Guidelines notified by the Board of Gov...
Delhi High Court quashes ban on sale of Oxytocin by private drug makersThe Health Ministry in its directive allowed only Karnataka Antibiotics Limited to manufacture the drug, under section 26(a) of the Drugs a...
Panel recommends portal to monitor online sale of drugsThe committee has also recommended exclusion of certain drugs like narcotic drugs and tranquilisers, which are prone to being "abused or mi...