Maternal deaths: Karnataka health minister 'ready to resign'

Another maternal death has been reported at the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC), bringing the total number of such fatalities in the past month to five. Image used for......

Adulterated Drugs On Decline Amid Crackdown

Rise in raids on illicit drug manufacturing units, alongside arrests for the production, sale, or distribution of spurious or adulterated drugs. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters   The......

Cough syrup case: Central team, UP drug dept collect 6 more samples

A team of central agencies and the Uttar Pradesh drug department on Thursday carried out an inspection at the Noida office of a pharmaceutical firm whose cough syrup is allegedly linked to the......

Amazon, Flipkart among 20 e-tailers get notices for selling drugs sans licence

Amazon and Flipkart Health plus are among the 20 online sellers that have been issued show-cause notices by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) over the online sale of drugs in violation......

Revised Schedule M elicits mixed response

A notification of the revised Schedule M rules by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has elicited mixed responses from the pharma sector and industry observers. Photograph: Yves......

Pharma companies fight fakes with smart packaging

Indian pharmaceutical companies are stepping up their efforts to combat the problem of counterfeit drugs, employing a variety of strategies, from packaging innovations to engaging private......

Under the lens: Regulator moots pre-export govt testing for cough syrup cos

After reports of contamination in cough syrups sent from the country, India is considering a system to test them before exporting. Image used for representative purpose only. Photograph: Ajeng......

Regulator finds Alkem Labs drug substandard, again

  The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has found Alkem Labs’ anti-diabetic drug Glimekem to be of substandard quality. This is the third time in the past one year that the......