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The Haryana-based pharmaceutical manufacturing the cough syrup.

CDSCO Report Reveals Alarming Contamination Levels In Indian Allergy And Cough Syrups

The WHO cannot confirm a link between the instances at this time. Disturbingly, there have been reported cases of India-manufactured syrups with diethylene glycol or ethylene glycol contamination, leading to fatalities in...

05 October 2023

Pharma sector

Indian Drug Regulations Should Match Global Standards: NITI Ayog

The NITI Ayog also suggested creating a separate authority to regulate medical devices in the country which is currently being monitored by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

15 April 2023

There are around 700 pharmaceutical companies in Himachal Pradesh (Representative Image)

Himachal Pradesh: How Spurious Drugs Have Brought Bad Name, Regulatory Spotlight On State’s Famed Pharma Industry

Around 700 pharmaceutical companies are based in Himachal Pradesh, including industry leaders Dr Reddy, Sun Pharma, and Glenmark. The recoveries of spurious drugs in recent years has, however, affected the industry’s image...

13 February 2023

A child being given a vaccine.

Bharat Biotech Recalls Batch Of Typhoid Vaccines After Being Flagged Over Quality Issues

In a statement by Bharat Biotech, it added that the recall was initiated utilising the principle of abundant precaution based on test results of field samples by the Central Drugs Laboratory.

09 June 2023

Astrazeneca Gets CDSCO Nod For Drug To Treat Biliary Tract Cancer

More than 30,000 new cases of BTC are seen in India every year with 90 per cent of them diagnosed in the advanced stage

17 February 2023

Health authorities of Gambia and Uzbekistan have  recently linked deaths of children there to syrups made in India. Such incidents risk denting India's image as the 'pharmacy of the world'.

India Takes Pride In Being ‘Pharmacy Of The World’ But Cough Syrup, Eye Drop Deaths Tell A Different Story

Health authorities abroad have alleged in recent months that Indian medicines, ranging from cough syrups to eye drops, have caused sickness and death. Such allegations risk denting the image of India that otherwise plays a...

13 February 2023

Pharma (Representative Image)

More Pharma Products Can Be Brought Under Quality Improvement Norms For Export: DGFT

Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Sarangi said all pharmaceutical products must meet global standards and quality requirements

23 May 2023

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Government To Introduce Incentive Scheme To Boost R&D By Pharma Industry

Government To Introduce Incentive Scheme To Boost R&D By Pharma Industry: DCGI Somani

PLI scheme aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units

20 January 2023

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29 December 2022
Uzbekistan Deaths: India Starts Probing Marion Biotech, What We Know So Far Of Syrup Controversy

Uzbekistan Deaths: India Starts Probing Marion Biotech, What We Know So Far Of Syrup Controversy

Uzbek authorities have said toxic ethylene glycol was found in one batch of Dok-1 cough syrup manufactured in India and sold in Uzbekistan.


06 November 2022
50 mn Doses Of Covaxin Set To Expire Early 2023 Due To Poor Off Take

50 mn Doses Of Covaxin Set To Expire Early 2023 Due To Poor Off Take

Due to lack of product demand, Production stoppage of Covaxin- a two dose jab, was initiated by Bharat Biotech earlier this year, though the vaccine maker has...


06 October 2022
Centre Starts Probe After WHO Claims Indian Cough Syrups Behind 66 Deaths In The Gambia

Centre Starts Probe After WHO Claims Indian Cough Syrups Behind 66 Deaths In The Gambia

WHO had highlighted that a significant contributing factor to the deaths was suspected to be the use of medicines that may have been contaminated with...


21 June 2022
Biocon Biologics Denies Bribery Charge; Says Company Follows Regulatory Procedure For Product Approval

Biocon Biologics Denies Bribery Charge; Says Company Follows Regulatory Procedure For Product Approval

The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy, Associate Vice President of Biocon Biologics L Praveen Kumar, and three others in a case of alleged...


21 June 2022
CBI Arrests Joint Drug Controller For Alleged Bribery To Favour Biocon Biologics' Medicine

CBI Arrests Joint Drug Controller For Alleged Bribery To Favour Biocon Biologics' Medicine

Biocon Biologics, a subsidiary of Kiran Mazumdar Shaw-led Biocon, however, denied the allegations of bribery.


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04 March 2022
Govt Panel Recommends EUA For Covid Vaccine Covovax For 12-17 Age Group

Govt Panel Recommends EUA For Covid Vaccine Covovax For 12-17 Age Group

Director-Government and Regulatory Affairs at Serum Institute of India (SII) Prakash Kumar Singh had submitted an application to the DCGI on February 21,...


29 December 2021
8 Vaccines, 4 Treatments in India’s Covid-19 Arsenal

8 Vaccines, 4 Treatments in India’s Covid-19 Arsenal

The two-dose vaccine uses adenoviruses that infect chimpanzees to carry the gene responsible for the spike protein of the novel coronavirus.


28 December 2021
CDSCO Panel Recommends Emergency Use Authorisation For SII’s Covid Vaccine Covovax

CDSCO Panel Recommends Emergency Use Authorisation For SII’s Covid Vaccine Covovax

The government had recently permitted the export of 2 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax to Indonesia produced in India by SII, as the jab had not yet...


28 December 2021
Covid-19: India Gets Two More Vaccines Corbevax, Covovax

Covid-19: India Gets Two More Vaccines Corbevax, Covovax

Covid-19: The two vaccines Corbevax and Covovax have been cleared by the Centre. With this approval, the number of Covid-19 vaccines which have received...


03 November 2021
Covaxin: Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 Shot Gets Shelf Life Extension Up To 12 Months

Covaxin: Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 Shot Gets Shelf Life Extension Up To 12 Months

This approval of shelf life extension is based on the availability of additional stability data, which Bharat Biotech submitted to Central Drugs Standard...


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