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......

Centre Moves To Bar Drugmakers Over Fake Information

At present, there is no provision under Drugs Rules, 1945 to address issues of wrong information to obtain regulatory approvals. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational......

Cough syrup deaths: No state follows pharma safety norms

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will conduct testing, inspection and auditing of cough syrup manufacturers. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Deadly cough syrup toll rises to 20 in MP; Kerala bans Sresan medicines

Madhya Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Tuesday said a total of 20 children from the state have died so far while undergoing treatment for kidney failure after drinking a......

USFDA's new draft biosimilar rules to benefit Indian biotech cos

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (USFDA)’s new draft guidelines aimed at speeding up and reducing the cost of developing biosimilars — lower-priced, near-replicas of complex biologic......

Pharma stocks slide as US headwinds hurt

Concerns over weakening demand for Indian pharmaceutical (pharma) drugs in the US — their largest export market — have weighed heavily on investor sentiment this year. Photograph: Amit......

Pharma Inc hopes for fair deal as Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs

India’s pharmaceuticals and medical devices industries are still hopeful that trade negotiations with the US could cut a fairer deal for both sides, after President Donald Trump announced a 25......

States Seek Centre's Help To Deal With Trump's Tariffs

State governments have requested the Centre for export incentives, lifting of import duty in the case of cotton for the textile sector and GST exemptions. IMAGE: A garment manufacturing unit in......