CDSCO Warning: Beware of hacking risk in Medtronic insulin pumps Farhat Nasim4 July 2019 11:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Months after issuing an advisory against three models of pacemakers sold by the world’s largest medical device manufacturer, Medtronic,...
Centre ask States not to partner with Philip Morris-led anti-smoking group Medical Dialogues Bureau2 July 2019 9:15 AM ISTIndia's federal health ministry has sent a letter, dated June 24, to chief secretaries of all states, saying they should not partner with FSFW and...
NPPA fixes ceiling price of painkiller, tetanus injections; Details Farhat Nasim30 Jun 2019 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, the drug price regulatory agency, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling...
Oxytocin for domestic use to madatorily bear barcodes- Minister informs Parliament Farhat Nasim30 Jun 2019 10:00 AM ISTThe manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for domestic use shall be by public sector undertakings or companies only and the label of the product shall...
Coming Soon: Common Drug license management for all states via One single software platform Farhat Nasim29 Jun 2019 2:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: In order to achieve hassle-free drug licenses management for all the states in the country, CDSCO committee has decided to bring a have a...
Drug marketers as liable as Drug Manufacturers for quality, efficacy, regulatory compliance: Health Ministry Issues Draft Farhat Nasim28 Jun 2019 4:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent draft Gazette notification, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that not just drugmakers but drug...
FSSAI plans compulsory display of RED colour-coding for packed food with high fat, sugar, salt content Farhat Nasim27 Jun 2019 6:05 PM ISTFSSAI noted that food labelling serves as a primary link of communication between the manufacturer and consumer and covers both food safety and...
NPPA fixes retail price of 14 combo drugs including Aspirin, Paracetamol, Vitamin D3; Details Farhat Nasim27 Jun 2019 4:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, the government regulatory agency, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the retail...
More than 10 percent of Drug samples from Government sources Not of Standard Quality Meghna A Singhania25 Jun 2019 3:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Estimated 10.02% medicines of the sample of medicines from government sources tested by the government were found to be Not of Standard...
Refix ceiling price of Zydus Healthcare Tiotropium Inhalation: DoP directs NPPA Meghna A Singhania23 Jun 2019 4:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Allowing the review petition of Zydus Healthcare Limited regarding price fixation of Tiotropium Inhalation (MDI) 9 mcg/dose, the Department...
Price of 1000 plus essential medicines capped by Government: Ministers inform Parliament Farhat Nasim22 Jun 2019 3:13 PM ISTThe parliament was also apprised about the details of drugs under the list of Essential Medicines, as included in the National List of Essential...
25 batches of drugs including Paracetamol, Ciprofloxacin of 18 pharma firms found substandard Farhat Nasim17 Jun 2019 12:16 PM ISTPainkiller Nimesulide and anti-fever medicine Paracetamol of Navketan Pharma and Nestor Pharmaceuticals, respectively, were found to be substandard by...