Doctor's Prescription Now Mandatory for High-Alcohol Medicines, Health Ministry Announces Written By Anshika Mishra11 July 2026 5:30 PM ISTAiming to curb the misuse of medicinal products with high alcohol content, the Union Government has introduced an amendment to the Drug Rules, 1945,...
Health Bulletin 11/July/2026 Written By Anshika Mishra11 July 2026 4:27 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:FMGE June 2026: NBE Announces Panel to Review Exam and Centre IssuesThe candidates who appeared for...
Health Ministry makes doctors' prescription mandatory for high-alcohol medicines Written By Barsha Misra10 July 2026 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Aiming to curb the misuse of medicinal products with high alcohol content, the Union Government has introduced an amendment to the...
Health Ministry Makes Doctor's Prescription Compulsory for Cough Syrups, amends drug rules Written By Anshika Mishra17 Jun 2026 5:30 PM IST Cough syrups will no longer be available as over-the-counter medicines as the Central Government has implemented a new amendment to the Drug Rules...
Health Bulletin 17/June/2026 Written By Anshika Mishra17 Jun 2026 5:21 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:Telegram Ban Ahead of NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam is Collective Punishment, says CEOAhead of the NEET UG 2026...
AIOCD Welcomes Government Decision to Bring Cough Syrups Under Stricter Control Written By Susmita Roy16 Jun 2026 8:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Welcoming the amendment that the Central Government has removed cough syrups from the list of exempted household remedies under...
Doctors' prescription now mandatory for cough syrups- Health ministry amends drug rules Written By Barsha Misra16 Jun 2026 12:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cough syrups will no longer be available as over-the-counter medicines as the Central Government has implemented a new amendment to...
Health Ministry Notifies Change in Folic Acid Measurement Unit from Milligrams (mg) to Micrograms (mcg) Written By Susmita Roy9 Jun 2026 1:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring dosing accuracy and aligning regulatory standards with established clinical practice, the Ministry of Health...
Drug Testing Costs to Rise Annually: Health Ministry Notifies New Fee Structure Under Drugs Rules Written By Susmita Roy2 Jun 2026 5:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major regulatory update aimed at modernising and rationalising laboratory testing charges under the Drugs and Cosmetics framework, the...
Pregabalin to Be Sold Only Under Tighter Prescription Monitoring: Health Ministry Written By Susmita Roy22 May 2026 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant move aimed at tightening regulatory control over the misuse and unsupervised sale of habit-forming medicines, the Ministry...
No Ads for Prescription Drugs: Panel Flags Surrogate Advertising, Misleading Promotions of GLP-1 Obesity Drugs Written By Susmita Roy18 April 2026 8:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), during its 68th meeting, deliberated on strengthening regulatory oversight and enforcement against...
Antibiotics May Soon Carry Blue Strip as Health Ministry Moves to Fight AMR Written By Parthika Patel27 Jan 2026 11:46 PM ISTThe proposed blue strip labelling aligns with the government's broader strategy under the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR...
