Pharmacists to protest at Jantar Mantar against amendment of Schedule K of Drugs and Cosmetics Act Farhat Nasim18 Nov 2019 9:25 AM GMTNew Delhi: The Indian Pharmacist Association (IPA) has decided to conduct a protest on November 29 at Jantar Mantar against the recent draft to amend...
Health Ministry proposes to allow Nurses, Community health workers to store, dispense medicines; Pharmacists see Red Farhat Nasim12 Nov 2019 9:26 AM GMTNew Delhi: With the central government moving to permit many allied healthcare practitioners including Community Health Officers, Nurses, Auxiliary...
ICMR orders prosecution against Nestle, top Hospitals including Gangaram, Manipal for clinical trial on premature infants Farhat Nasim3 Sep 2019 9:36 AM GMTNew Delhi: Top-notch hospitals of the country including Manipal Hospital, Ganga Ram Hospital and others have been directed by the Indian Council for...
Cracking Down on Spurious Drugs: Union Health Ministry directs States to create Intelligence Cells with CDSCO Medical Dialogues Bureau30 Aug 2019 9:27 AM GMTThese intelligence cells will work in coordination with the officers of state drug departments and the Central Drug Control Standard Organisation...
Nestle, 5 Top Hospitals Including Gangaram, Manipal under scanner over clinical trials on 75 premature infants: Govt asks ICMR to probe Farhat Nasim5 Aug 2019 10:25 AM GMTNew Delhi: Indian arm of Swiss food giant, Nestle has fallen under the Government's lens for allegedly sponsoring research in five Indian hospitals...
End of ENDS: CDSCO moves to ban electronic smoking devices by classifying them as DRUGS Farhat Nasim12 Jun 2019 6:00 AM GMTIndian drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), under the health ministry has proposed that manufacture, sale and...
Government to revise limit of free salicylic acid content in drugs containing ASPIRIN Meghna A Singhania18 April 2019 9:43 AM GMTNew Delhi: Government is soon going to revise the limit of free salicylic acid content in medicines containing Aspirin, as the Drugs and Techincal...
JnJ Faulty Hip Implants: 7 more patients found fit for compensation Meghna A Singhania30 March 2019 7:45 AM GMTMumbai: Several patients who claim to be suffering due to faulty hip implants manufactured by Johnson and Johnson (JnJ) have been claiming...
Relief for J&J: Supreme court closes faulty hip implants case Farhat Nasim11 Jan 2019 4:30 AM GMTA bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul considered the response filed by the Union Health Ministry which said that a...
Another trouble for J&J: CDSCO seize samples of baby products for testing Farhat Nasim22 Dec 2018 6:44 AM GMTThe action by CDSCO has come at a time when the company is already embroiled in a controversy over its faulty hip implants. New Delhi: Following...
CDSCO tightens safety and labelling rules for ISOTRETINOIN,prescription of dermatologist mandatory Farhat Nasim21 Dec 2018 7:36 AM GMTIn light of concerns raised regarding Isotretinoin, the matter has been examined by CDSCO in consultation with the Subject Expert Committee...
Asbestos scare: CDSCO draws samples of J&J baby powder from HP plant Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Dec 2018 11:42 AM GMTThe CDSCO, under the Union Health Ministry, said over the next four to five days, drug inspectors will search manufacturing plants and wholesalers of...
