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Drug regulator halts production at Maiden Pharma's Sonipat unit

Centre forms panel to analyse causal relation between deaths and cough syrups

Preliminary report suggests lapse in manufacturing process at Maiden Pharma

The firm has been in news for supplying contaminated cough syrups to Gambia, which is linked to the deaths of 66 children due to the presence of contaminants

CDSCO takes up investigation on WHO's complaint for India-made cough syrups

After the World Health Organization issued an alert on four India-made cough and cold syrups used for paediatric groups, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has taken up an urgent probe

DTAB to review 19 fixed-dose combinations drugs, codeine formulations today

CDSCO aims to phase out these combinations and codeine-based drugs in a phased manner

Existing infra for testing medical devices inadequate: Parliamentary panel

The report presented in the Parliament by a standing committee stated that along with more testing labs, the country needs a robust IT-enabled and feedback-driven post-sales surveillance system

Biocon arm Syngene ends contract with Bioinnovat Research over graft case

Guljit Sethi of Bioinnovat was named in CBI FIR on a bribery case involving CDSCO official and Biocon Biologics executive

India's first mRNA Covid vaccine will be priced competitively, says company

Gemcovac does not require sub-zero temperatures for storage and transport, unlike two other international doses

CBI arrests Jt Drug Controller, Biocon Biologics execs over fishy approvals

All five apprehended will be presented in court on Tuesday afternoon, agency to seek police custody

SEC recommendation in accordance with guidelines: Biocon Biologics

The company said its product approvals are backed by science and clinical data

Virtual audits will not replace physical inspection, says USFDA

Surprise audits of manufacturing sites too are on the cards

Wockhardt gets CDSCO approval to export Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik

The approval is for the export of up to 8 crore doses of Sputnik Light and up to 2 crore doses of Sputnik V Component I vaccines, Wockhardt Ltd said in a regulatory filing

Centre forms 8-member panel for new Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices Act

Committee will frame draft Bill and submit it by November 30

Cipla launches Roche's Covid antibody cocktail in India for Rs 60k per dose

The antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) is to be administered for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in adults and pediatric patients

Natco gets approval for emergency use of Baricitinib for Covid-19 treatment

Natco Pharma has received emergency use approval for Baricitinib tablets, for the treatment of Covid-19 positive patients, from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in India

Expert panel clears Bharat Biotech's vaccine for restricted emergency use

This comes a day after giving similar direction for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine

License required to import, manufacture medical devices: CDSCO

Importers and manufacturers require to take licence for the import and manufacture of nebulizers, BP monitoring devices, digital thermometers, and glucometer

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi's Covid-19 caseload crosses 600,000-mark

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,868,172, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 896,563, Andhra Pradesh 873,000, Tamil Nadu 794,020, and Kerala 649,000

Russia asked to apply for Sputnik V vaccine trials in India via local rep

Can't let the guard down for next 2-3 months against Covid, says V K Paul of NITI Aayog; ICMR chief sas 50% vaccine efficacy acceptable in case of respiratory viruses

Covid-19: Gilead's remdesivir gets India nod for restricted emergency use

The approval process for remdesivir was accelerated in view of the emergency situation

Coronavirus Update: Major world developments and some good news for India

A lab experiment suggests cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms