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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Topic: Health Ministry

US lawsuit settlement puts spotlight back on ranitidine. India still undecided on ‘cancer-risk’ drug

Ranitidine still sold as popular heartburn medicine in India despite being banned or suspended in US, Europe & Australia. It was dropped from essential medicines list last year.

Govt sets ‘0’ as NEET cutoff percentile for PG medical seats. IMA hails move, others call it ‘bizarre’

This means all candidates who appeared for 2023 NEET PG exam will be eligible for admission. Move aimed at filling seats as many go vacant each year, says govt official.

NMC norms row: Health ministry note says govt panel opposed ‘ban’ on pharma-funded events for doctors

It also lists bodies opposed to professional conduct norms for doctors & adds that there is no provision in 2019 act giving NMC & state medical councils powers of civil court.

Prescribe generics or face penalty? Govt asks NMC to modify controversial rule for doctors

Rule part of Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023. Opponents include Indian Medical Association, but some see it as a move in the right direction.

Govt allows existing stock of 14 banned fixed-dose combination drugs to be sold after HC order

Delhi High Court accepted pharma companies’ argument that most banned drugs had been in use for over 30 years and said health ministry had not specified reasons behind ban issued in June.

House panel pulls up govt over lack of separate maternal mortality database for tribals

Committee on Empowerment of Women asks tribal and health ministries how policies on maternal health for tribal areas have been developed without a separate database.

Poor documentation, lack of process — Govt finds string of deficiencies among drugmakers after probe

The health ministry has stepped up scrutiny of drugmakers in recent months after some cough syrups made in the country were linked to the deaths of at least 95 children overseas.

China webinar, ‘leaking research’ — grounds cited by govt for suspending head of institute behind NFHS

Union health ministry says preliminary inquiry into 35 complaints against Indian Institute of Population Sciences’ K.S. James has found 11 to be true. ‘Detailed probe underway’.

After WHO alert, drug controller general warns against use of cough syrups containing pholcodine

Pholcodine is used to treat dry cough. WHO had flagged risk of anaphylactic reactions in those who took remedies containing Pholcodine at least 12 months prior to surgery.

Watchdog finds no major violation at factory accused of exporting ‘tainted’ eye drops to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka had last month alleged that a steroid-based eyedrop made by Gujarat-based Indiana Ophthalmics had led to adverse events, including vision loss, in over 30 patients.  

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Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

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