A Bengaluru man was hospitalised after consuming datura seeds ordered through a quick-commerce platform that promised 10-minute delivery. The incident has revived attention to the plant's known toxicity and the risks of…
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…
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive national framework to curb the manufacture and sale of counterfeit and adulterated medicines, including vaccines and cough syrups.…
The Delhi drug control department has issued an advisory warning chemists and medical stores against advertising steep discounts of 60-80% on medicines, calling such claims unrealistic, exaggerated and misleading. The advisory, prompted…
The government has restricted the manufacture, sale and distribution of all fixed dose combinations (FDCs) containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride for children below four years of age. The notification, issued under…
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…
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a petition challenging the continued distribution of the homoeopathic drug Arsenicum Album in Kerala, which was promoted as an immunity booster during the COVID-19…
Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an interstate syndicate selling counterfeit and illegally diverted cancer medicines, arresting 17 people and seizing drugs and material worth around Rs 9 crore. The network operated…
India's pharmaceutical sector loses about $5 billion (Rs 48,000 crore) annually to expired, unused, and substandard medicines, according to a July report by Primus Partners. The losses stem from the absence of…
