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Cough Medicine Deaths: Rajasthan Suspends Drug Controller

The Rajasthan government has suspended the state drug controller and halted the distribution of medicines manufactured by Jaipur-based company Kaysons Pharma, officials said. Kindly note the image......

Coldrif syrup maker used industrial-grade materials: ED

The manufacturer of Coldrif syrup, whose consumption is alleged to have killed at least 20 children in Madhya Pradesh, used industrial-grade raw materials instead of pharma-grade sans quality......

TN special teams to monitor drug firms after cough syrup deaths

Tamil Nadu has formed special teams to continuously monitor drug manufacturers, with inspections conducted at nearly 50 of the total 397 pharmaceutical firms in the state, minister for health and......

Cough syrup deaths: Pharma co to face criminal action

Tamil Nadu Government will take criminal action against a drug manufacturer, whose cough syrup has been banned in the wake of children's deaths in Madhya Pradesh, state minister Ma Subramanian said......

TN govt revokes license for Coldrif cough syrup; shuts down firm

The manufacturing licence of Tamil Nadu based Sresan Pharmaceutical company involved in making the adulterated cough syrup Coldrif has completely been revoked, and the company has been ordered to......

Quality Lapses Shut Down Drug Makers

Most of the pharma units are failing in documentation, and validation processes, and many don't have full-fledged quality control laboratories. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......

India's Medtech Industry To Develop High-end Equipment

According to the Department of Pharmaceuticals' annual report for 2024-25, India imported medical devices worth $8.1 billion, while exports stood at $3.7 billion in the financial year 2023-24......

Kerala bans new medical shops from today

The Kerala drugs control department has decided not to sanction new retail medical shops, except government-run ones, from September 1. No other state has issued a similar order banning new......

New drug pricing order challenged in court

Taking their cue from Cipla and Alembic, many in the pharmaceutical industry have challenged the new drug price fixation orders that were to be implemented from July 29. The move is expected to......

India scraps import duties on AIDS drugs to battle shortage

Drugs under exemption make up roughly 95 per cent of the antiretrovirals used by India's AIDS patients India has scrapped customs import duties for drugs and test kits used to treat AIDS in an......

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Former Barca defender accused of links with Mexican drug lord

US sanctions former Mexico captain Rafael Marquez for alleged drug ties 'I deny categorically any type of relation with this organization' IMAGE: Former Mexico captain Rafael Marquez who......