Page 23 - Drugs

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

Drugs worth Rs 12 lakh seized from 3 Nigerians in Thane

Police officials also found the accused to possess contraband drugs, including mephedrone and ephedrine

NPPA brings 540 drugs under price control; revises prices of 40

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is an independent regulator of prices in the pharmaceutical sector

Panel says only low-risk medicines can be sold online

Govt working to form a centralised portal

The cost of cheap drugs? Toxic Indian lake is 'superbug hotspot'

The presence of about 300 drug firms has left the Kazhipally lake laced with antibiotics, making it a giant petri dish for anti-microbial resistance

India, 21 others designated as major illicit drug producers

Barack Obama said heroin in the US is being increasingly adulterated with low-cost synthetic opioids, especially fentanyl

Five Indians held at airport in China for drug smuggling

Drug packets were discovered by the scanners at the airport

Drugs sold outside educational institutes, need to tackle it: Laxmikant Parsekar

Parsekar said he has asked the police to be strict in dealing with the drug menace

13 Pakistan International Airlines arrested for heroin smuggling

Six kg of heroine was seized at Lahore's Allama international Airport

'War on Drugs' pushing world towards HIV, TB, hepatitis epidemics

With an estimated 30 million people passing in and out of prisons every year, prisoners will be key to controlling HIV and tuberculosis epidemics worldwid

Prices of major drugs for treating cancer, diabetes and blood pressure cut by 25%

Products of major pharmaceutical firms, including Abbott Healthcare, Cipla and Lupin will be affected by the new price cap

Govt says HC lifting ban on FDC drugs against public interest, safety

Govt said their objective is to gain profits, petition is filed o gain time, obstruct legitimate functions the Centre