India's Semaglutide Market Set for Generic Boom as Patents Expire, Over 50 Brands Lined Up for Launch, See Full List Farhat Nasim4 March 2026 10:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The expiry of semaglutide's key patent in India in March 2026 is ushering in a tsunami of generic versions of the blockbuster diabetes and...
Rajasthan HC Clears Way for Disciplinary Probe Against Drug Controller, Refuses to Quash Charge Sheets Susmita Roy3 March 2026 8:36 PM ISTJaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed two writ petitions filed by Rajaram Sharma, a senior drug control officer, challenging departmental...
NPPA Fixes Retail Prices of 20 New Drug Formulations Under DPCO 2013 Susmita Roy2 March 2026 1:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of...
Drug Safety Alert: IPC Flags Blurred Vision Risk with Dacarbazine, Sexual Dysfunction Linked to Dolutegravir Susmita Roy1 March 2026 12:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), in its latest Drug Safety Alert has flagged safety signals indicating that the anticancer drug...
B.Pharm Graduate Allegedly Dies by Suicide After Consuming Poison Susmita Roy1 March 2026 12:51 AM ISTKanpur: Highlighting the growing crisis of unemployment among pharmacy graduates, a 38-year-old B.Pharm degree holder and son of a retired CB-CID...
Immediate NOC from June 1: CDSCO Revises Drug Testing Norms to Fast-Track Import, Manufacturing Approvals Susmita Roy27 Feb 2026 7:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of India, has...
SC Seeks Centre, DCGI Response on Micro Labs' Plea Against Anti-Diabetic FDC Ban Susmita Roy26 Feb 2026 10:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court sought responses from the Union government and the Drug Controller General of India regarding an appeal filed by Micro...
State Drug Alert: 147 Medicine Samples Fail CDSCO Quality Tests in January 2026 Susmita Roy25 Feb 2026 1:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Highlighting continuing concerns over medicine quality, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has released its January...
Azithromycin, Ofloxacin Combos Among 3 Drug Batches Flagged as Purportedly Spurious by CDSCO Susmita Roy24 Feb 2026 10:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued an alert concerning three additional drug batches, with preliminary...
CDSCO Flags 68 Drug Batches Including Albendazole, Meropenem as Not of Standard Quality in January Susmita Roy23 Feb 2026 1:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a fresh alert highlighting continuing quality surveillance findings, 68 batches of drugs and medical devices have been declared Not of...
CDSCO Orders Label Changes for Carbimazole, Doxycycline After PvPI Flags New ADR Signals Susmita Roy22 Feb 2026 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move underscoring its sharpened focus on patient safety and rational drug use, India's drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard...
Breast Cancer Drug Trial Under Scanner: Health Ministry, ICMR Inquiry Sought After Participant Suffers Cardiac Arrest Susmita Roy21 Feb 2026 12:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has instructed the Union Health Ministry and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) to...
