New Delhi: India plans to increase the production of combat medicines, including drugs to treat burns, blood replenishers for treatment of trauma injuries such as gunshot wounds, and orthopedic implants. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has been tasked to come up with a list of such medicines and ensure an increase in their production to mitigate…
New Delhi: Small pharma companies can file an online application if they want to take one more year to comply with global good manufacturing practices (GMPs), the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) said. The application has to be submitted through the Online National Drugs Licensing System (ONDLS) portal as no hard copy application will…
Although these are early days in the negotiations for a multi-sectoral bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US, the final outcome is already being envisaged as the ‘mother of all deals’ and a ‘grand trade deal.’ Both countries are expected to negotiate hard for finalizing an agreement that maximizes benefits for their respective…
K. Annamalai. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) alleged that sexual assault on women and girls has become a horrifying reality in Tamil Nadu, with drugs becoming an easily accessible commodity in the State. Citing a report published in The Hindu, Mr. Annamalai…
On 20 January 2025, former President Donald Trump surprised everyone by giving a full presidential pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the man behind Silk Road, a global digital platform on the ‘Dark Web’ for trading in drugs and other contraband. Ulbricht is perhaps the world’s first great cybercriminal and has inspired legions of crime entrepreneurs. He…
Sumaya Hatungimana, 12, shows the marks on her hands after recovering from Mpox, outside her house in Kinama zone, in Bujumbura, Burundi, on August 28, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, August 29, 2024, it urges rapid access to diagnostic tests for mpox and is calling on manufacturers…
QR codes may be made mandatory for vaccines, cancer drugs and antibiotics to prevent the supply of counterfeits. These QR codes will validate the authenticity of the medicines, as scans will display the name and address of the manufacturer; batch number; date of manufacturing; date of expiry; and manufacturing licence number, among other details. The…
A view of a Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Tiruchi | Photo Credit: MOORTHY M Medicines and medical devices sold at affordable prices under the Prime Minister Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana have helped people save more than ₹28,000 crore so far, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda said in the Lok Sabha on Friday, August 2, 2024….
This waiver follows a series of progressive decisions by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission when it comes to veterinary research, the press release said. File photograph used for representational purposes only In a significant move, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has waived off the Target Animal Batch Safety Test (TABST) in the Indian Pharmacopoeia, effective July…
