New Delhi, April 1 – The Controller General of Drugs in India has increased regulatory scrutiny against the unauthorized sale and promotion of drugs for type 2 diabetes, also known as GLP-1 drugs, the government said on Wednesday.In recent weeks, 49 businesses across the country, including...
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New Delhi, March 27 AAP MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney raised the issue of spurious medicines on Friday and expressed serious concerns about the growing threat of substandard and counterfeit medicines in the country.During the zero hour in the Rajya Sabha, he said the issue of manufacturing...
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Washington, March 27 – A surge in counterfeit prescription pills and the emergence of new synthetic compounds are intensifying the drug crisis, officials told members of the US Congress, highlighting how quickly the threat is evolving.At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing...
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Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, stated that India currently supplies almost 30 percent of generic medicines globally, which reflects the country's growing role in affordable healthcare worldwide.Responding during the question hour in the Lok Sabha, the...
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Washington, March 26 – A group of US senators has urged federal regulators to take action against the illegal online sale of abortion pills, highlighting links to overseas supply chains, including India.In a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary on Wednesday...
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New Delhi, March 20 The Central Drug Laboratories have found 60 drug samples manufactured by various firms to be "not of standard quality (NSQ)" in its monthly drug alert for February, health ministry officials said on Friday.The state drug testing laboratories have identified 134 drug samples...
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New Delhi, March 13 DRI officials have seized 237 kg of drugs worth Rs 47 crore and over 3.5 tonnes of chemicals from an illegal Alprazolam factory in Andhra Pradesh, and two persons have been arrested, the finance ministry said on Friday.The operation, codenamed "Operation White Hammer," was...
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New Delhi, March 4 Amid growing public debate on nicotine products, public health experts and clinicians have urged policymakers to consider allowing nicotine gums up to 4 mg under prescription regulations, as is the practice in most developed nations, to make them more accessible to smokers who...
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Kanpur (UP), March 3 The Kanpur Crime Branch, in coordination with the Hanumant Vihar police, has arrested a medical store owner, allegedly involved in the illegal purchase and sale of codeine-based cough syrup, a senior official said on Tuesday.The arrest comes amid a wider investigation by...
New Delhi, February 14 – Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Saturday that 10 retail drug dealers from West Delhi are under the Drugs Control Department's scrutiny for violating the provisions of the Drugs Rules, 1945, and necessary action has been initiated against the erring...
New Delhi, February 9 In a special enforcement drive against spurious and substandard anticancer drugs, the Delhi government inspected 25 firms and collected 55 samples across the city, officials said on Monday.The drive, directed by Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, was conducted by the...