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...
25 Nov, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
300 kids died due to cough syrups made in India: WHO"These consultations are continuing as we enhance our work to encourage the multiple stakeholders to prevent, detect and respond to more in...
04 Feb, 2023, 12.47 AM IST
'No substantial proof to link Gambia deaths with syrup'A committee set up by India to investigate the "mysterious deaths" of children in Gambia blamed on cough syrups made by an Indian company h...
24 Jan, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
Nothing found yet to link Gambia deaths to syrup: ExpertsIn October, the state Drug Control Administration (DCA) had drawn samples of liquid products manufactured using propylene glycol from the S...
07 Dec, 2022, 12.01 AM IST
Gambia deaths: 'WHO yet to give relevant papers'India's drug regulator has written thrice to the WHO to provide documents but there has been no response, they said. Last month, the WHO ha...
10 Nov, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
Gambia Deaths: Govt panel holds first meet, says waiting for more papers from WHOSo far, the Haryana health authorities have halted all production at Sonipat-based Maiden pharmaceuticals on the grounds of deficiencies fo...
14 Oct, 2022, 01.12 AM IST
India can expect a Happy New Year with Covid vaccines in hand: CDSCO, DGSomani’s statement on Thursday comes on the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is making preparations for the largest adult immuni...
01 Jan, 2021, 06.39 AM IST
Holiday in Madagascar, surrounded by exotic flora and faunaHome to some of the most exotic flora and fauna, this African country has lots to offer.
29 Oct, 2015, 05.18 AM IST
Drug used in transplants can aid weight lossAlthough the current findings are limited to rats, rapamycin has potential as a treatment for age-related obesity since it is already being...
16 Jun, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
370 clinical trial deaths, just 21 compensations in two yearsThese 370 deaths were examined by a regulatory panel on clinical trials out of which only 21 death cases were found eligible for compensati...
15 Dec, 2014, 07.19 PM IST
Medical education system may see radical revamp if government agrees with its panelIn other words, if this committee were to have its way, medical aspirants will have to take only one entrance test to seek admission in any...
11 Aug, 2014, 12.22 PM IST
Health Ministry panel to frame clinical trial policyThe health ministry has set up a seven-member expert committee to formulate policy framework for the approval of new drugs and clinical tri...
13 Feb, 2013, 05.14 AM IST
- IT firms hiring pharma guys for life sciences biz
IT firms like Cognizant, Accenture, TCS and Patni provide services in the clinical trial data management as well as analytics space. Has sl...
30 Mar, 2009, 02.32 AM IST
- DCGI checks clinical trial data on Wyeth’s pneumonia vaccine
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has scrutinised the clinical trial data of the advanced pneumonia vaccine developed by the US-b...
25 Dec, 2008, 12.39 AM IST
- CROs must play by the book
Clinical research organisations (CROs) not adhering to best practices and ethics may now have to deal with stronger regulatory oversight.
23 Oct, 2008, 02.31 AM IST
- TCS in multi-million dollar deal with Swiss firm
The deal with Swiss healthcare Roche will cover clinical data management and drug safety support as a part of the Global Capacity Building ...
05 Sep, 2007, 01.07 AM IST
- GSK, TCS to set up global centre in Mumbai
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Plc and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday announced an agreement to establish a global drug development supp...
28 Mar, 2007, 01.32 AM IST