Manufacturing licences of QP Pharmachem, 2 others suspended Ruchika Sharma26 July 2023 12:30 PM ISTThe manufacturing licences of QP Pharmachem Ltd and two other companies, whose products were linked to the child deaths - Maiden Pharmaceuticals and...
DCGI tells doctors not to prescribe pholcodine-containing cough syrup Roshni Dhar24 July 2023 4:21 PM ISTIn line with the safety alert published by WHO on the Prior use of Pholcodine containing cough and cold remedies and the risk of perioperative...
Gambia 'advanced' in exploring legal action over toxic Indian cough syrup Ruchika Sharma24 July 2023 10:00 AM ISTFamilies of 20 of the children have already sued the two companies as well as Gambian authorities.
Health Bulletin 22/ July/ 2023 Roshni Dhar22 July 2023 5:28 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:Delhi Govt issues advisory on water-borne diseasesDelhi Government has issued an advisory cautioning...
Do not prescribe Pholcodine-containing cough syrup:DCGI tells Doctors Susmita Roy21 July 2023 6:49 PM ISTAccording to the advisory doctors and healthcare professionals should advise patients to stop taking Pholcodine containing cough and cold remedies and...
New drugs bill to regulate imports, manufacturing of medicines to be considered by Indian lawmakers Ruchika Sharma15 July 2023 2:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's lawmakers will consider a new drugs bill next week on rules for importing, manufacturing and selling medicines, according to a...
Marion Biotech used toxic industrial grade ingredient in syrup: Sources Ruchika Sharma28 Jun 2023 3:30 PM ISTThe two sources said the syrup was made with industrial-grade PG, a toxic material widely used in liquid detergents, antifreeze, paints or coatings,...
Zero tolerance policy on spurious medicines, 71 firms issued notices: Mansukh Mandaviya Ruchika Sharma21 Jun 2023 2:30 PM ISTMandaviya said, "We have conducted risk-based analysis at more than 125 companies and our squads have visited their facilities. Of these, 71 companies...
Cough syrup suspected of killing 12 kids in Cameroon might be made in India Ruchika Sharma20 Jun 2023 5:30 PM ISTA variety of cough syrup suspected by Cameroonian authorities of killing a dozen children in the central African country in recent months bears...
At least 95000 bottles of cough syrup worth Rs 20 crore seized in Assam, 2 arrested Ruchika Sharma19 Jun 2023 4:30 PM ISTGuwahati: The Assam Police have confiscated at least 95,000 bottles of cough syrup valued at around RS 20 crore from near the Assam-Tripura border,...
Haryana drug controller accused of taking Rs 5 crore bribe from Maiden Pharma Roshni Dhar16 Jun 2023 3:13 PM IST Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in return for a bribe, helped switch...
Health Bulletin 15/June/2023 Roshni Dhar15 Jun 2023 5:02 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:Baby without sperm and egg? Scientists create 'synthetic' human embryos in major leapScientists have...
