Pharmacists to protest at Jantar Mantar against amendment of Schedule K of Drugs and Cosmetics Act Farhat Nasim18 Nov 2019 2:55 PM ISTNew 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 2:56 PM ISTNew 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 Sept 2019 3:06 PM ISTNew 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 2:57 PM ISTThese 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 3:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian arm of Swiss food giant, Nestle has fallen under the Government's lens for allegedly sponsoring research in five Indian hospitals...
22-member Committee Constituted to guide CDSCO on Medical Device Regulation Farhat Nasim27 July 2019 1:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: To advice the apex drug regulator, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on matters related to the regulation and...
End of ENDS: CDSCO moves to ban electronic smoking devices by classifying them as DRUGS Farhat Nasim12 Jun 2019 11:30 AM ISTIndian 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 3:13 PM ISTNew 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 1:15 PM ISTMumbai: 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 10:00 AM ISTA 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 12:14 PM ISTThe 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 1:06 PM ISTIn light of concerns raised regarding Isotretinoin, the matter has been examined by CDSCO in consultation with the Subject Expert Committee...
