The company did not comply to the 'good manufacturing practice' norms.
While sales in the domestic market declined 4.2 per cent during the April-July period, exports grew steadily at 9.5 per cent during the same period.
US-based pharmaceutical major Eli Lilly on Thursday announced a $70 million initiative as part of its effort to combat the spread of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in India and other developing countries.
India's top drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories said on Tuesday its first-quarter net profit nearly tripled on booming exports of generic drugs to the United States.
Fabiflu sales have grown by 62 per cent in July. It was launched in June. This drug is being used by doctors for mild-to-moderate Covid patients even if they are in home isolation.
The generic drugs at issue were manufactured at Ranbaxy's facilities in Paonta Sahib and Dewas in India and included acne drug Sotret, epilepsy and nerve pain drug gabapentin and antibiotic ciprofloxacin.
Do not ignore any pain, burning sensation, fever or vomitting. If unattended, it could be fatal, says Dr Amjad Khan Pathan.
There is no evidence that the drug can fight the virus, and regulators warn it may cause heart problems.
A leading exporter said, there is enough stock of paracetamol in the country. At present, the US, which has become the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, needs paracetamol. He further said India would lose its credibility as the "pharmacy of the world" if it adopts protectionist policies during such a crisis.
A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with an already FDA-approved drug.
In the Nagpur Central Jail, a COVID-19 patient who has been complaining since the last 10 days of high fever, breathlessness, joint pain, cold and sore throat, is being treated in jail quarantine. The prisoner is Professor G N Saibaba, 90% handicapped, wheelchair-bound, with a damaged heart and pancreas; dependent on others even for his essential bodily functions.
Apart from them, consignments of 11 top importers, including LG, Samsung, Toyota, Honda, and Siemens, will also be allowed entry, relieving them of the 100 per cent inspection rule.
Do Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, and Sharad Pawar want the deaths of the Bhima Koregaon accused to be associated with their regime? asks Jyoti Punwani.
The condition of the five-year-old rape victim is "gradually" improving but it will be at least two weeks before she is discharged from the hospital in New Delhi where activists on Sunday staged protests demanding resignation of Delhi Police chief.
With internet sales of medications on the rise, people everywhere are increasingly at risk.
Tackle your hair and skin problems with expert help from Dr Dinesh Jain.
The BJP stalwart continues to be in the intensive care unit of the Cardio-thoracic Centre at the hospital.
The veteran actor is now stable and will reportedly be discharged soon.
This time food regulators found excess presence of ash content in Maggi
The former Tamil Nadu chief minister is being treated with antibiotics and monitored by a team of doctors.
Brazil soccer great Pele was hospitalised in Paris late on Tuesday with a strong fever but his condition is not life-threatening, RMC Sport reported. The 78-year-old was admitted as a precaution after attending an event in the French capital with France's World Cup-winning youngster Kylian Mbappe.
When Prashanth Reddy's father was in an ICU he could not find a lab that would deliver a blood infection test report in 24 hours. That's where iGenetic Diagnostics, which uses molecular techniques next generation sequencing, came in.
30-year-old Krishnamurthy, founder, Honey Kart, quit his job as a technical programmer at Wipro, and borrowed money from friends to become a beekeeper. Today he is not only debt-free but also processes 500 kilograms of honey every month that sells for Rs 716 per kg.
The crowd, who was trying to barge inside the hospital, was lathi-charged on Sunday night by the police deployed to avoid any unwelcome situation.
Company had earlier received an import alert in February this year from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Big pharma companies, however, said while it was true that formulation players would not rush to buy raw material, they could not afford losing customers.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is in hospital and will miss the start of the new season after suffering an infection in a long-standing groin problem.
However, he will continue to be in hospital till infection is controlled.
Many patients are prescribed NSAIDs for the treatment of painful conditions, fever and inflammation.
With a report of an antibiotic resistant superbug originating from India creating an uproar, its lead author has dismissed as hypothetical the conclusion that the bacteria was transmitted from the country and said some interpretations were made without his knowledge.
If you thought sexually transmitted diseases, STDs, are easily curable then this bit of news might ruffle you a bit. A new strain of drug-resistant Gonorrhoea -- medically named HO41 has turned resistant to almost all antibiotics -- were deteted in a Japanese prostitute and this has led to a mild panic throughout the world. As they say prevention is better than cure here are 10 tips that will help you keep away from STDs.
Trump has been aggressively promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
'Mucor is an environmental fungus, and it's much more prevalent in hot and humid areas.' 'The amount of fungus in the air is much higher in India than some other parts of the world.'
The original list had named 349 drugs, but 15 drugs, approved prior to 1988, have been kept outside the purview of the ban
US-based drug major Hospira will buy the injectable pharmaceuticals business of Chennai-based Orchid Chemicals for $400 million (Rs 1,860 crore).
In November, DRL registered growth of 28 per cent year-on-year (YoY), which was the highest among peers and double that of the industry growth (14.5 per cent).
The overall confirmed cases on the mainland have reached 81,518 as of Monday, which included 3,305 people who died of the of disease.
We are running out of time in the food-health trajectory.
The former secretary of state, 68, "continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States," her personal physician Lisa Bardack wrote.
