The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration on Monday ordered Parle Bisleri, manufacturer of Bisleri mineral water to stop production in its two units in Mumbai with immediate effect.
More than 44,000 chemists and druggists across Maharashtra will go on a two-day strike on January 11 and 12 to protest the 'draconian' measure by the Food and Drug Administration, which proposed withdrawal of licences in case of any violation.
More than 44,000 chemists and druggists across Maharashtra would go on a two-day strike on January 11 and 12
Wockhardt has received United States Food & Drug Administration approval to market Zonisamide capsules.
Ranbaxy Laboratories said on Monday that it has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Modafinil tablets, a generic of Cepahalon's Provigil.
AFI President Adille Sumariwalla raised the possibility of more athletes outside the national camp taking to banned drugs and laid a lot of blame on the district and state level coaches.
Cadbury Managing Director Bharat Puri discusses the worms controversy.
The worms were detected in Elferri capsules, manufactured by a Goan company. The FDA has initiated a probe.
The presence of ants was detected at Alibag in Maharashtra and subsequently a complaint was lodged with the Food and Drug Administration authorities.
The tests, according to the report, showed that Pepsi products from its plant in Khalapur in Raigad district contained 0.6 mg of lindane, which is above the permissible limits.
The Union health ministry has decided to ask the Maharashtra government for comments on the reported presence of harmful chemicals in baby products produced by Johnson & Johnson, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said in New Delhi on Thursday.
Since UK referendum outcome to exit European Union last Friday, 32 companies have hit record highs.
Ranbaxy Laboratories on Friday said it has received tentative approval from US Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Ofloxacin, the generic version of Ortho Mcneil Pharmaceutical Inc's Floxin.
The move comes after a FDA notice to gutkha manufacturers to mention the contents of their product on the cover.
'Leech therapy is a recognised minimal invasive Para surgical procedure and is a part of Ayurvedic surgery in India.'
In April, Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Wockhardt announced it had received five marketing approvals for its generic medicines, versions of those that have gone off patents, from the US Food and Drug Administration in five weeks.
India's drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India has granted permission to Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to import Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country, official sources said on Tuesday.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mumbai-based Lupin Ltd, has forayed into the US pediatric segment by inking an agreement with Allergan Inc to promote 'Zymar' in that country.
The company claimed the growth of fungus was not possible during the manufacturing process.
A report was positive for the presence of two dead and one live insect, FDA Commissioner Uttam Khobargade said in Mumbai.
In a setback that could potentially delay the launch of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin in USA, the Food and Drug Administration there has "recommended" Ocugen Inc, the US partner of the Indian vaccine maker, to go for Biologics Licence Application (BLA) route with additional data, nixing hopes of Emergency Use Authorisation.
It is the generic version of Teva Women's Health's Seasonale tablets
The case was earlier heard by a different vacation bench which had on June 10 asked Sharma to substantiate his 'unfounded allegations' that the Indian pharma major was allegedly manufacturing and selling adulterated medicines.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has issued a show cause notice to a Pune-based diversified group for putting 'objectionable' label in its bottled mineral water and seized water bottles worth Rs 245,000 from Aurangabad.
Recently, Ranbaxy and Wockhardt too were hauled up.
The reasons given for the refusal include misbranding, adulteration, packaging, labelling, pesticides, unapproved products.
Gland Pharma, promoted by China's Fosun, has extended its gains, is up 40 per cent since its listing.
Dr Reddy's, Glenmark, Wockhardt have lined up alternatives for Zytiga
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration seized gutkha worth over Rs 7 lakh from various parts of the state over the last two days in an effort to enforce the ban on gutkha sales.
The company has received the tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration to manufacture and market these combination tablets in strengths of 600mg/300mg/ 300mg, a statement by Aurobindo Pharma said.
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The company's US subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc has launched its Ciprofloxacin for oral suspension in the US market in the strengths of 5 g/100 mL (250mg/5 mL) and 10 g/100 mL (500 mg/5 mL), Lupin said in a statement.
After spending considerable time and energy in remediation efforts in the wake of the US Food and Drug Administration's warning letter on compliance issues, the company's leadership has finally set out to bring the house in order.
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