Maharashtra FDA warns against THIS cough syrup

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday appealed to the people to immediately stop the sale or use of a specific batch of Coldrif syrup, following child deaths in Madhya......

Cough syrup deaths: IMA slams doctor's arrest

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has come out in defence of a doctor arrested in connection with cough syrup deaths in Madhya Pradesh, saying the approval of the syrup and monitoring its......

MP govt to fund treatment of kids affected by 'toxic' cough syrup

The Madhya Pradesh government will bear the entire cost of treatment of children suffering from kidney infections after taking a contaminated cough syrup in Chhindwara and Betul districts, an......

Where The Deadly Cough Syrup Was Made

Sandwiched between a Hero MotoCorp showroom and a shop that hires out cooking utensils is a small, dingy building that's been locked up.The non-descript two-room building is a manufacturing unit of......

USTR flags hurdles in medical device exports to India

The USTR report, released just ahead of the US' April 2 deadline for implementing reciprocal tariffs, has also cited high tariffs and price caps, which have not increased in line with inflation, as......

New drug regulator on US FDA lines

A Cabinet note is being prepared on a national drug regulation authority, expected to be on the lines of the US Food and Drug Administration.The Minister of Health & Family Welfare, A Ramadoss had......

Ranbaxy gets USFDA nod for BP drug

Ranbaxy Laboratories has received US Food and Drug Authority approval for Benazepril Hydrochloride, a high blood pressure drug.The company has received the approval for various dosage forms from......

National drug agency to be set up this year

The National Drug Authority, the centralised drug licensing agency proposed by the Task Force for Drug Standardisation and Quality Control under R A Mashelkar, is expected to come into effect this......