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SPURIOUS MEDICINES CRACKDOWN
Himachal drug cos under stop orders found operationalHimachal Pradesh's drug regulation bodies came across a concerning trend: numerous pharmaceutical companies were found to be operating illi...
Many MSME pharma firms making substandard drugs, CDSCO data showsData from the CDSCO reveals that numerous MSME pharmaceutical companies in India are producing substandard drugs, failing to meet safety st...
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...
Several small pharma units told to halt operations over qualityThe Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has been conducting risk-based inspections of drug manufacturing units as part of a...
'Over 15% of medicines made by small companies are of poor quality'The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), along with state drug inspectors, has been carrying out inspections as part of a n...
CDSCO uncovers data manipulation, SOP violations by public testing labsThe Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), along with state drug inspectors, have been doing these inspections as part of a m...
Deaths due to alcohol laced ayurvedic medicines raise questions on efficacy of prohibition in GujaratFive people had died in Kheda district in central Gujarat after consuming “Asava aristha” an otherwise medicinal concoction that boasts of ...
MSME Pharma companies under the lens over drug quality issuesMore than 65% of MSME firms have been found to be manufacturing drugs that are not of standard quality (NSQ), during risk-based inspections...
Drug regulator halts production at 76 units over poor standardsMore than 75% of the firms have also been issued show cause notices, the people said. Out of the total samples drawn from these manufacturi...
After crackdown on spurious medicines, India’s drug regulator collating data of pharma plantsThe companies have also been asked to share information on international approvals obtained from the European Union, US Food and Drug Admin...
Indian govt to take action against 76 drug companies for shoddy productsHealth Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed a crackdown but did not give details of companies against which action had been taken.
The Chitta economy: How the business of drugs works in PunjabIn the last few years, while the business and economy in the state kept sliding, the drugs trade flourished.
Chemists call for strike on Oct 14 against online drug saleAn umbrella body of druggists and chemists today announced a nationwide strike on October 14 to demand action against "illegal" online sale...