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Central drugs laboratories find 55 samples to be 'not of standard quality' in JuneIn June 2025, central drugs laboratories discovered 55 drug samples failing quality standards, while state labs found 130 similarly substan...18 Jul, 2025, 08.59 PM IST- 47 drugs found 'not of standard quality' in FebruaryThe Central Drugs Laboratories identified 47 drug samples as 'not of standard quality' in February, while State Drugs Testing Laboratories ...28 Mar, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
- 111 drug samples tested in November found 'not of standard quality'In November, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) identified 41 drug samples as not of standard quality (NSQ), while sta...28 Dec, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
- Low conviction rate of cases related to fake drugs a concernThe parliamentary standing committee on chemicals and fertilisers has highlighted a concerning 5.9% conviction rate for spurious or adulter...28 Dec, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
- Chemists selling spurious meds may face prosecutionThe government has established a committee to create rules for prosecuting chemists and retailers selling spurious drugs. This initiative a...27 Dec, 2024, 01.08 AM IST
- Ordered recall of drugs not meeting quality standards, action started to book 5 fake drug manufacturers: DCGIIndia's drug regulator has ordered the recall of around 45 medicines that did not meet quality norms, while action has been taken against m...09 Oct, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
- Alkem Labs denies claims of Pan-D, Clavam 625 batches being not-of-standard qualityAlkem Laboratories has denied claims that its products Pan-D and Clavam 625 are of substandard quality. The company stated that an investig...27 Sep, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
- Did not manufacture drugs flagged in CDSCO report, say leading pharma companiesDrug companies like Sun Pharma and Torrent Pharma have refuted claims in a CDSCO report that flagged certain medicines as "counterfeits". T...26 Sep, 2024, 09.59 PM IST
- CDSCO issues sampling guidelines to ensuring quality and efficacy of drugs, cosmeticsCosmetics samples were not collected in some regions. There is no centralised database of sale outlets where "not-of-standard" quality (NSQ...17 Feb, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
- Publish monthly list of spurious drugs, DCGI tells state bodiesThe document states the draft regulatory guidelines for sampling of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices by drugs inspectors of central and...13 Feb, 2024, 09.48 AM IST
- 462 drug samples declared spurious during 2019-21In 2020-21, out of 84,874 samples lifted for testing, 2,652 samples were declared not of standard quality while 263 were found to be spurio...10 Oct, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
- 3.36% of about 82,600 drugs samples found to be substandardOf the total, 236 samples or 0.28 per cent were declared spurious or adulterated, Minister of State Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Man...18 Dec, 2018, 04.55 PM IST
- Government says steps taken to check spurious, sub-standard drugsThe government to check spurious and sub-standard drugs in the country has amended the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.13 Mar, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
- Gujarat FDCA to launch mobile drug testing lab this yearGujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) will launch a mobile drug testing laboratory this year for spot testing of any spurious...25 Mar, 2013, 03.07 PM IST
- Government proposes measures to curb spurious drugs in marketGovt is mooting a proposal to set up more drug testing laborataries in various states in a bid to rid the country's growing market from spu...10 Sep, 2012, 07.01 PM IST
- DCGI plans survey to detect fake medicinesThe Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) is planning a survey to detect the quantum of spurious and substandard drugs being sold to unsu...26 Jul, 2008, 01.58 AM IST
- Cosmetics samples from all over to be withdrawn: Mah FDAMaharashtra Food and Drug Administration has started checking the safety and toxicity of various cosmetic products sold across the state.23 May, 2008, 08.09 PM IST
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