QCOs support MSMEs, stop substandard imports, make industry competitive: Piyush GoyalCommerce minister Piyush Goyal announced the government's support for MSMEs via Quality Control Orders (QCOs) at the 10th India Internation...
24 Aug, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Mandaviya asks MSME pharma firms to move towards good manufacturing practices through self regulationUnion minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, has told representatives of the pharmaceutical industry that Schedule M, which requires adherence to goo...
11 Jul, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
Licences of 18 pharma companies cancelled for manufacturing spurious drugs"Licences of 18 pharma companies have been cancelled for manufacturing spurious and adulterated drugs and for violating GMP (good manufactu...
28 Mar, 2023, 09.56 PM IST
Counterfeits constitute 25-30 pc of the market: ReportAs much as 27 per cent of consumers are unaware that products are counterfeit at the time of purchase, but 31 per cent willingly purchase s...
23 Jan, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
If you drink, you will die: Nitish Kumar repeats appeal after Chhapra hooch tragedy"No compensation will be given to people who died after drinking...We have been appealing- if you drink, you will die...those who talk in f...
16 Dec, 2022, 02.38 PM IST
Pharma cos marketing medicines made by third parties to soon be liable for quality lapses flagged by CDSCOThe move is expected to check lapses in quality of medicines consumed by patients in the country, according to persons aware of the develop...
23 May, 2018, 10.14 AM 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
Court orders FIR on Hewlett-Packard's complaintA Delhi court has ordered lodging of a criminal case against unknown persons for allegedly cheating HewlettPackard by infringing its tradem...
29 Jun, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
Affordable drugs don't mean spurious: Ghulam Nabi Azad tells USGhulam Nabi Azad did some plainspeak with the head of US drug regulator, asserting that Indian drugs should not be treated as spurious.
10 Feb, 2014, 08.54 PM IST
- Soon, bar code & unique no on pill strips to check fakes
You could soon find out whether the drug you just bought from your pharmacy is original or counterfeit/spurious through a single SMS.
20 Feb, 2011, 11.52 AM IST
- Spurious goods-maker's fake claim
India outraged as China protests PM’s visit to Arunachal.
14 Oct, 2009, 02.53 AM IST
- DCGI asks states to effect fake drug norms
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the quality regulator in the pharmaceutical sector, has asked state authorities to implement the ...
08 Sep, 2009, 12.22 AM IST
- Lack of clarity in drugs Act may hit generic companies
Ambiguity in terms such as 'adulterated' & 'spurious' may complicate patent challenge & regulation of firms
31 Aug, 2009, 12.32 AM IST
- Bhutan may no longer be 'dumping ground' for inferior goods
With Bhutanese markets being allegedly flooded with spurious products from India, the Himalayan country will soon adopt a bill to maintain ...
15 Apr, 2008, 09.15 AM IST
- Look Out! Your Tommy Hilfiger might be a fake
Every time you make a purchase at your neighbourhood store, there’s a chance that you’ve picked up a counterfeit.
05 Jul, 2006, 03.58 AM IST
- You could've just bought a fake
Every time you make a purchase at your neighbourhood store, there’s a good chance that you’re picking up a counterfeit.
04 Jul, 2006, 01.58 AM IST
- Centralised drug licensing can give regulation a leg up: Panel
The Mashelkar Committee on spurious drugs and drug regulatory revamp, which submitted an 'interim report' to health minister Sushma Swaraj ...
13 Aug, 2003, 05.05 AM IST