The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has issued a fresh advisory cautioning against the indiscriminate use of painkillers and antibiotics, warning that repeated and prolonged use without medical supervision can lead to…
The central government is considering a retail-to-wholesale pharmacy licence ratio based on population, disease burden and existing licence density. The proposal was discussed at the 70th Drugs Consultative Committee meeting of the…
India's drug regulator has warned against two unauthorised Pakistani cosmetics, Goree beauty cream and Chandni whitening cream, found for sale on major e-commerce platforms including Amazon and Flipkart. The Central Drugs Standard…
India's drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has issued an advisory cautioning against the indiscriminate, repeated or prolonged use of painkillers (NSAIDs) and antibiotics. The advisory highlights the risk…
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has identified one spurious and 220 not of standard quality (NSQ) drug samples from its August surveillance exercise, according to its NSQ and Spurious Drug…
India may get its first dengue vaccine within the first half of 2025. Japanese drugmaker Takeda's QDENGA has received marketing authorisation from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). Takeda has partnered…
India's drug regulator has moved toward allowing generic lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, by recommending waiver of local Phase 3 clinical trials for Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Emcure Pharmaceuticals. The…
India's Union Health Ministry has directed that all fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine hydrochloride must carry a label warning against use in children below four years. The Drugs Technical…
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) plans to intensify audits of medical device manufacturing facilities to check compliance with prescribed norms, Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi announced at the CII Global MedTech Summit.…
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed all state and Union territory drug controllers to ensure that medicines containing enclomiphene and its combinations are not manufactured, sold or distributed in…
