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Topic: Drugs

SubscriberWrites: Drugs and cosmetics Act needs reform. Pharmacists do not get their due in India

When compared to other countries, pharmacists in India are made irrelavent in the healthcare ecosystem, writes Bharat Kumar.

After superbug outbreak, Indian regulator asks Chennai-based pharma to stop manufacturing eyedrops

New Delhi: A day after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restricted imports of products manufactured by Chennai-based Global Pharma Private Healthcare Limited...

Inside India’s shadow pharma industry — dingy drug units, cash payments, poor inspection

ThePrint visited drug units in Modi Nagar to see what keeps them running. Death of 18 children in Uzbekistan after they allegedly consumed a spurious drug has hurt India’s image of pharmacy to the world.

‘Udta Haryana’ in areas bordering Punjab — ‘situation grim’ as drug addiction tightens grip on youth

Last year, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had admitted during a rally at Sirsa's Odhan village that 40 drug deaths had been reported in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts.

Tunisha Sharma’s mother says ex-boyfriend Sheezan Khan slapped her, was forcing her to convert

Mother Vanita Sharma has brought a host of charges against fellow actor Sheezan who was taken into custody after Tunisha’s death; his lawyer says there is no evidence of wrong-doing.

Akalis’ Harsimrat tears into Mann, AAP in Parliament — ‘Punjab a volcano on brink of civil war’

Former union minister holds Punjab CM directly responsible for assassination of Moosewala. Congress, Amarinder & Channi also in line of her fire for Punjab's struggles with drugs.

Karachi shares the high with New York—Cocaine, opium, hashish

Hashish from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan have deepened Pakistan’s drug problem.

Assam Rifles recover drugs worth Rs 167 cr in Mizoram, 1 held

New Delhi: In a major drug haul, a joint team of Assam Rifles and Zokhawthar Police recovered 5,05,000 tablets of methamphetamine worth Rs 167.86...

NIA questions Delhi businessman in Mundra drug haul case, raids locations in four states

Investigations had revealed that some drug consignments shipped to Mundra in the past had reached godowns owned by him; five Afghans and five Indians arrested so far

No animal testing, human volunteers—how new-age ‘in silico’ trials will make drugs cheaper

Drug and medical device development through clinical trials can cost anywhere between $50 million to $1 billion. Computer-based testing can change that.

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Ultraviolette is small in sales, big in ambition. Tech sets this electric motorcycle apart

Within 48 hours of bookings opening for Ultraviolette’s X-47 Crossover, reservations had crossed the 3,000 mark. Nothing quite explains the hype around Ultraviolette.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.