From 'pure milk' to Scotch: Bihar’s secret language of liquorBihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Different packaging, typos expose fake Mounjaro racketGurugram authorities uncovered a counterfeit Mounjaro operation. Police seized fake diabetes and weight loss injections valued at ₹70 lakh....
23 Apr, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Rs 70,00,000 worth fake Mounjaro injections seized in Gurgaon; Police expose illegal weight-loss drug racket in NCRGurgaon Drug Racket: Authorities in Gurgaon have busted a major illegal pharmaceutical racket involving spurious Mounjaro KwikPen (tirzepat...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi blasts Puducherry govt over fake drugs, calls it “murder”Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticised the Puducherry government. He alleged rampant manufacturing of fake medicines in the Union Territory. ...
06 Apr, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
CDSCO finds over 160 drug samples as 'not of standard quality' for DecemberIn December 2025, 74 drug samples were identified as Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) by Central Drugs Laboratories and 93 by State Drugs Test...
21 Jan, 2026, 05.37 PM 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
Pharma companies seek more teeth for agencies to fight fakesIndia's leading drug makers, through the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, have petitioned the Supreme Court to enable police and drug inspec...
07 Oct, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
Linking spurious drugs with legitimate manufacturers has severe reputational, financial impact: IPAThe Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) has called for a clear distinction between spurious and sub-standard drugs following a CDSCO repor...
29 Sep, 2024, 04.15 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
- Spurious drugs: HC notice to J-K Govt, former health minister
Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) had filed a PIL in the High Court seeking an independent probe into alleged fake drug scandal.
30 Apr, 2013, 02.26 PM IST
- Gujarat FDCA to launch mobile drug testing lab this year
Gujarat 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 market
Govt 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
- India's chemists to help check commercial sale of fake, spurious drugs
DCGI has decided to rope in India's 7 lakh chemist outlets to help government check the commercial sale of fake or spurious drugs.
09 Sep, 2012, 05.40 PM IST
- Govt approves Drugs & Cosmetics Amendment Bill
The government on Thursday gave its approval to move official amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetics Amendment Bill, 2005, which calls for h...
17 Jul, 2008, 04.12 PM IST
- Stringent laws against spurious drug manufacturers
Stringent measures like life imprisonment and heavy penalties against spurious drug manufacturers are on the anvil as government plans to b...
14 Aug, 2007, 05.30 PM IST
- Bogus drug victims to get govt support
The government is planning to compensate victims of the spurious drug trade using the monetary penalty levied on the guilty.
14 May, 2007, 12.29 AM IST