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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...22 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST- Chemists’ strike: CDSCO moves to prevent shortagesThe CDSCO has advised state drug controllers to prevent drug scarcity during the AIOCD's proposed e-pharmacy strike on May 20. Measures inc...20 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
- Online medicine sale fight: 20,000 chemists in Karnataka to halt work May 20Over 20,000 chemists in Karnataka will shut down their stores on May 20. This is part of a nationwide protest against online pharmacies. Th...19 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- All major pharmacy chains, hospital-based medical stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendras to remain open on May 20Pharmacies nationwide will stay open on May 20. This defies a strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against...19 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
- Pharmacy associations to skip strike, major medicine disruption unlikelyIndia's drug regulator is actively reviewing concerns from retail chemists about e-pharmacies. The All India Organisation of Chemists and D...18 May, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
- 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...07 Apr, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
- Entero Healthcare launches HealthEdge programme for chemistsEntero Healthcare Solutions launched the 'HealthEdge' program to modernise retail pharmacies and improve efficiency for over 86,000 chemist...20 Mar, 2025, 08.35 PM IST
- FMCG companies queue up before chemists to ease lockdown painCompanies are resorting to minimising response time of replenishing stocks at channels including pharmacy to meet demand, which is resultin...26 Apr, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
- `Banned drugs cannot be returned promptly'The government had banned the sale of 344 fixed dose combination drugs.A fixed dose combination drug is a mix of two or more drugs in a sin...16 Mar, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
- Chemists in Delhi join strike against online sale of drugsThe call for the strike was given by the AIOCD, demanding action from the Centre against 'illegal' online sale of medicines.14 Oct, 2015, 02.20 PM IST
- Chemists and druggists in Goa to join in strike on October 14Chemists in Goa have decided to join in the nation-wide day-long strike to protest the Central government's decision to allow medicines to ...10 Oct, 2015, 10.47 PM IST
- Sufficient stock of swine flu drugs in Maharashtra: FDA chiefHospitals in Maharashtra, both government and semi-government, have sufficient stock of swine flu drugs which are available for free, said ...21 Feb, 2015, 11.16 PM IST
- FMCG cos Cadbury, HUL, L'Oreal and others betting on chemists to push sales of productsChemists account for about 9.1% of overall FMCG sales in the country, or some 45% higher than modern retail, according to a study by Nielse...21 Nov, 2012, 05.54 AM IST
- Gujarat chemists gear up to fight retail FDIGujarat's chemist association revive four-year old company to counter probable competition from organised players after the Centre allowed ...24 Sep, 2012, 05.30 PM IST
- Chemists adopt new formula to beat competitionIn an attempt to counter the threats posed by big pharma retail chains, chemist stores across the country have rolled up their sleeves and ...21 Apr, 2007, 01.16 AM IST
- Neighbourhood chemist stocks up on FMCG goodsFirst it was the pressure from thinning margins. And now it is the lure of big money from FMCG players.16 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Independent private doctors' bills under govt lensThe government may introduce a provision in the drugs and cosmetics Act asking doctors in individual private practice to give patients the ...14 Dec, 2004, 02.10 AM IST
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