NPPA Fixes Retail Rates for 36 Key Drugs Like Atorvastatin, Dapagliflozin, Gemcitabine Susmita Roy3 Feb 2026 5:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India,...
Budget 2026: Ibrutinib, Venetoclax, Ribociclib Now Duty-Free, Cancer Drugs Cheaper for Patients Susmita Roy2 Feb 2026 7:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Budget 2026-27 signals one of the most comprehensive expansions of India's healthcare vision in recent years, combining higher...
Govt Moves to Align Folic Acid Dosing Standards in Schedule V Through Unit Correction Susmita Roy1 Feb 2026 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring dosing accuracy and preventing medication errors in nutritional and hematinic preparations, the Ministry of...
Brain Cancer Drug Found in Wrong Packaging at Kerala RCC, SHRC Steps In Susmita Roy31 Jan 2026 6:39 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: A serious lapse in drug labeling at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram, has drawn the attention of the Kerala...
Pregabalin to Come Under Stricter Prescription Control as Govt Proposes Schedule H1 Curbs Susmita Roy30 Jan 2026 9:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: With an aim to curb misuse and unregulated sale of centrally acting medicines, through a recent Gazette notification, the Ministry of...
Dr Reddy's Russia Arm Slapped Rs 2.45 Cr VAT Penalty Parthika Patel29 Jan 2026 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Drug major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited's step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories LLC, Russia, has received a tax...
Health Ministry Reduces Clinical Trial Approval Time from 90 to 45 Days Susmita Roy28 Jan 2026 9:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: With an aim to streamline regulatory processes while maintaining oversight on the manufacture of new and investigational drugs for research...
Antibiotics May Soon Carry Blue Strip as Health Ministry Moves to Fight AMR Parthika Patel27 Jan 2026 11:46 PM ISTThe proposed blue strip labelling aligns with the government's broader strategy under the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR...
Drug Safety Alert: IPC Links Erythromycin Use to Fixed Drug Eruption Susmita Roy26 Jan 2026 3:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), in its latest Drug Safety Alert for September 2025, has reported a safety signal indicating that...
CDSCO Finds 93 Medicines Samples Substandard, Key Antibiotics, Chronic Drugs Affected Susmita Roy25 Jan 2026 3:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Highlighting continuing concerns over drug quality in India's pharmaceutical supply chain, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation...
No Monopoly Over Alphabets: Delhi HC Rejects Alkem's 'A TO Z' Trademark Claim Susmita Roy24 Jan 2026 6:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant ruling for trademark law, the Delhi High Court has held that no company can monopolize common expressions or letters of...
CDSCO Flags 7 Batches of Popular Medicines as Purportedly Spurious in December Susmita Roy23 Jan 2026 3:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a disclosure that raises serious concerns over drug authenticity and patient safety, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation...
