Kolkata drug bust: Rs 6.6 crore in spurious medications seized by Union Health MinistrySpurious drugs worth Rs 6.6 crore were seized in Kolkata during a raid by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation and the Drugs Con...
31 Dec, 2024, 04.18 PM 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
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
Indian Rubber Gloves Manufacturers Association demands ban on import of chlorinated glovesIRGMA requested banning chlorinated gloves due to bio-waste violations and urged using BIS approved gloves via GEM. The Malaysian Rubber Co...
17 Jul, 2024, 11.08 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
'We are spreading thorns in path of our farmers instead of petals': Dhanuka Agritech Group chairman RG Agarwal slams restrictive rulesDhanuka Agritech Group chairman Dr. RG Agarwal criticized export bans and restrictions on produce, stating that they harm farmers and push ...
23 Dec, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
Indiscriminate use led to bogus tocilizumab injections: FDCAThe patented drug is manufactured only by Switzerland-based Roche Pharma and marketed in India by Cipla, he said, adding that since May, as...
19 Jul, 2020, 06.15 PM IST
Pesticide Management Bill to be finalised in 3 months“With a focus to protect farmers and promote safe use of pesticide, we will finalise the Pesticide Management Bill very soon,” said B Rajen...
06 Mar, 2018, 10.39 AM IST
AAP's Ashutosh hits out at the media for ignoring hooch tragedyLashing out at the media, the journalist-turned politician questioned whether the yoga event by the Prime Minister was more important than ...
20 Jun, 2015, 06.45 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir government to import high density fruit plants, root stockingsJammu and Kashmir government has earmarked Rs 150 crore to develop horticulture sector and will import high density fruit plants and root s...
06 May, 2015, 08.24 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
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
Focus on spurious, substandard drugs is more importantWe need policy focus to provide standard quality and reasonable prices for the most essential medicines and not aim at ambitious regulatory...
29 Nov, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- Kenya gives clean chit to imported drugs from India
This comes in the backdrop of a series of events in recent times in several parts of Africa, questioning the quality and efficacy of generi...
14 Jul, 2009, 02.08 AM IST
- Set up panel for curbing fake medicines: Assocham
The setting up of commission will also help in removing India from the 'Watch List' of US and European Union for the import of pharmaceutic...
17 Oct, 2007, 06.33 PM IST
- Reforms in Pharma on snail pace
Hitting out at the government for slow pace of reform in the pharma sector, a top Indian drug manufacturer on Sunday charged that drug pric...
19 Aug, 2007, 01.02 PM 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