Chemists' Body Warns of 55% Rise in Drug Abuse, Calls for Ban on 10-Minute Prescription Drug Delivery Susmita Roy15 Aug 2025 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Speaking up against a worrying circumstance, the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.40 lakh...
Setback to Torrent: CDSCO Panel Rejects Phase III Waiver Plea for Prucalopride Over Safety Data Gaps Susmita Roy14 Aug 2025 9:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Citing that Torrent Pharmaceuticals has not presented adequate safety data on the synergistic effect of added excipients (propylene glycol,...
Pharma Firm, Director Under ED Lens Over Alleged Rs 60 Crore PNB Fraud Susmita Roy13 Aug 2025 7:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: As a part of an alleged multi-crore bank fraud, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh, has begun investigating Ankur Drugs and...
UCPMP 2024: Govt Details Stricter Rules to Curb Gifts, Incentives from Pharma to Doctors Parthika Patel12 Aug 2025 2:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: During the last five years, a total of seven complaints were received under the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP),...
No More Physical WHO-GMP Certificate Applications After August 15: DCGI Alerts Pharma Firms Susmita Roy11 Aug 2025 5:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Reaffirming that no further extensions will be granted, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Central Drugs Standard Control...
No Life-Saving Drug Category In India, Govt Clarifies as 930 Medicines Remain Under Price Control Farhat Nasim10 Aug 2025 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Government has clarified in Parliament that there is no official categorisation of medicines as "life-saving drugs" in India....
CDSCO Panel Approves New Indications for Novo Nordisk's Semaglutide, Mandates PMS Study Susmita Roy9 Aug 2025 12:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Recommending to conduct post marketing surveillance (PMS) study in India, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central...
NPPA Slapped Rs 9,950 Cr Penalty On Pharma Firms, Recovered Only 14.25% Farhat Nasim8 Aug 2025 7:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has initiated action in 2,605 cases of drug overpricing from 31st March 1979 to 31st...
No Ban on Paracetamol, Says Govt; 156 Drug Combos Axed Over Safety Concerns Farhat Nasim7 Aug 2025 7:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: While 156 fixed-dose combinations (FDCs), including some involving Paracetamol, have been banned in public interest, the standalone drug...
HC Allows B.Pharm Graduates to Apply for Pharmacist Posts, Calls Diploma-Only Clause Arbitrary Farhat Nasim6 Aug 2025 8:41 PM ISTRaipur: In an interim order, the Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed candidates holding a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree to apply for the post...
NPPA Caps Prices of Ipratropium, Sodium Nitroprusside, Two Other Essential Drugs Farhat Nasim5 Aug 2025 7:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, has fixed the ceiling prices of four...
37 Essential Drugs Including Paracetamol, Atorvastatin To Get Cheaper, NPPA Issues Revised Price List Farhat Nasim4 Aug 2025 3:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent Gazette notification, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Ministry of Chemicals and...
