Page 11 - Drugs

Dr Reddy's halts worldwide supply of Ranitidine drug after probe by USFDA

Ranitidine is an Over-The-Counter (OTC) and prescription drug which decreases the amount of acid created by the stomach

Eight Indian-Americans arrested for importing 'lethal drugs' from India

The arrest of the eight Indians came at a time when the The Trump administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis

Psychiatric drugs can help obese people shed excess pounds, says study

People with mental health disorders are more likely to be obese than other individuals

Unichem gets USFDA approval for high blood pressure drug Chlorthalidone

Unichem said the product will be commercialised from its Ghaziabad plant

China accounted for around 67% of India's bulk drug imports in FY19

The import of bulk drugs and drug intermediates from China stood at $2,055.94 million in 2017-18, accounting for 68.68 per cent of their total import

Andhra Pradesh: Police seizes 10 kg ganja, three B-Tech students arrested

2,350-kg Chinese drugs worth Rs 1.5 crore seized in Chennai raid

These bulk drugs were sold to formulation makers as if they had been legally registered

3.36% of 82,599 samples tested by drug controllers declared substandard

"Certain offences have also been made cognizable and non-bailable," says Mansukh L Mandaviya

Superbugs to 'kill millions' by 2050 unless countries act: Experts

Drug-resistant bacteria killed more than 33,000 people in Europe in 2015, according to new research published separately this week

Trump launches global campaign against drugs; India among signatories

The signatories commit to developing national action against drug addiction, block at their borders and strengthen international cooperation against drug trafficking

Health Ministry comes out with draft rules on sale of drugs by e-pharmacy

The draft rules on "sale of drugs by e-pharmacy" state that no person will distribute or sell, stock, exhibit or offer for sale of drugs through e-pharmacy portal unless registered

Drug firms ask govt to raise ceiling prices of drugs under price control

Argue 20-90% rise in raw material prices could lead to production issues and shortage in domestic markets

Gujarat is at the number one spot for making quality drugs in India

At 1.69 per cent of the total, it had the least share of non-standard-quality (NSQ) among states in 2017-18. In comparison, the national average of NSQ is around 4.62 per cent.

As demand for quality drugs increases, lack of funds hampers safety revamp

Drug controllers state that cold chain facilities are not available, making seizure of drugs difficult

An app to bridge demand-supply gap in pharma

Though company is in pre-revenue stages, it aims to monetise once it reaches 50,000 retailers

Top pharma cos overcharging, NPPA lists 634 drugs for breaching price cap

NPPA has named Sun Pharma, Cipla, Lupin, Abbott, Biocon, Wockhardt, others

Businessman held in Udaipur for exporting drugs to Mumbai

The accused, who runs a drug factory, had exported Mandrax

Drugs don't cure everything, doctors can be helped to prescribe alternative

Other non-drug interventions can prevent conditions from occurring

Panel recommends portal to monitor online sale of drugs

The committee has also recommended geographical restrictions for operation of e-pharmacies

Government fixes prices of 33 essential drugs

The ceiling prices of 11 scheduled formulations have been notified