Public health activists say unless drug recall policy with legal backing is brought in, guidelines will not serve any purpose; ask who has ultimate authority to verify all batches are recalled.
Icodec has been touted as a therapy that could eliminate the need for daily or mealtime insulin injections for people with severe diabetes. It has not been approved by any country so far.
Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India seeks nod for drugs to be marketed at same time as US, Europe. But regulator rarely permits a drug launch without local clinical trials.
India's apex drug regulator will form a panel to examine whether more regulatory restrictions should be put in place. Experts say more curbs a good idea but implementation is key.
CDSCO says two cough syrups manufactured by Ankleshwar-based Norris Pharma were found to contain Ethylene Glycol (EG) & Diethylene Glycol (DEG) beyond acceptable limits.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has formed an inquiry committee following a complaint by ophthalmologist and ex-parliamentarian Dr Vikas Mahatme.
The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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