CDSCO Appoints Dr Gouri Shankar as New CPIO for Technical RTI Matters Susmita Roy20 May 2026 11:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has appointed Dr Gouri Shankar, Deputy Drugs Controller (India) [DDC(I0], as the...
Telangana DCA Finds Violations in 144 Pharmacies During Statewide Inspection Drive Parthika Patel20 May 2026 11:52 PM ISTHyderabad: The Drug Control Administration (DCA) Telangana has reportedly identified violations in 144 pharmacies across the state during a...
AIOCD Strike Against Online Medicine Sales Draws Massive Participation Nationwide Susmita Roy20 May 2026 11:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: A nationwide one-day token strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) against illegal online sale of...
AbbVie's Patent Plea for Hepatitis C Therapy Mavyret Rejected in India Parthika Patel20 May 2026 11:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Patent Office has rejected a patent application filed by US-based pharma company AbbVie for its Hepatitis C combination therapy...
Pfizer's Experimental Pneumococcal Vaccine Shows Stronger Immune Response Than Prevnar 20 sheeba farhat20 May 2026 11:35 PM ISTBengaluru: Pfizer said on Wednesday its experimental pneumococcal vaccine showed ​significantly stronger immune response ​than its current shot,...
Freelance Chemist Among 3 Arrested in Hyderabad Illegal Alprazolam Manufacturing Case Parthika Patel19 May 2026 10:32 PM ISTHyderabad: The Hyderabad unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested three individuals, including a freelance chemist, for allegedly...
May 20 Chemist Strike Loses State Support As CDSCO Reviews E-Pharmacy Concerns sheeba farhat19 May 2026 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is reviewing concerns raised by retail chemists over the operation of e-pharmacies,...
USFDA Approves AstraZeneca's Baxfendy for Uncontrolled Hypertension sheeba farhat19 May 2026 10:06 PM ISTLondon: Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday its hypertension pill baxdrostat had been approved in the United States, offering a new...
Sanofi's Rare Lung Disease Drug Outperforms Standard Therapy in Head-to-Head Trial sheeba farhat19 May 2026 9:58 PM ISTLondon: French drugmaker Sanofi said on Monday a trial showed its rare disease therapy was better than standard care in raising levels of a ‌key...
State Drug Control Steps Up Preparedness Ahead of Medicine Shop Closure in Odisha Susmita Roy19 May 2026 7:00 PM ISTBhubaneswar: In view of the statewide shutdown scheduled for May 20, the drug control administration has issued a series of directives aimed at...
CDSCO Orders Strict Action Against Illegal Sale, Promotion of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Susmita Roy18 May 2026 11:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major regulatory move aimed at curbing illegal distribution and misleading promotion of GLP-1 based weight loss drugs, the Central...
Emcure Ahmedabad Unit Under USFDA Scanner, Gets 7 Procedural Observations Parthika Patel18 May 2026 11:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Emcure Pharmaceuticals has informed the stock exchanges that the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted a current...
