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The failed samples originated from various districts: 28 from Solan, 18 from Sirmaur, and one from Una.

49 medicine samples fail quality test, Himachal drug controller directs firms to recall stock

December 20, 2025 10:02 pm

The substandard drugs manufactured in Himachal included medication for fever, heart attacks, and diabetes.

AIIMS tells Delhi High Court it will build 3,000 bed Vishram Sadan to house patients and attendants sleeping outside hospital during winter

India’s breakthrough stroke treatment device coming in Feb: What it means for patients

December 15, 2025 12:53 pm

AIIMS Delhi successfully conducted a trial of the Supernova stent retriever. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has now given approval to market it.

CDSCO lists 17 drugs you should 'flush down sink or toilet' on expiry and not throw in trash; here's why

July 11, 2025 8:10 pm

An expired drug refers to a drug which had crossed the expiry date mentioned on the label.

Gujarat FDCA busts firms ‘adulterating nutrition-linked products with aphrodisiacs’

December 27, 2024 4:08 pm

Adulterated and fake medicines worth about Rs 32 lakh were seized, officials said on Saturday

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From procuring raw material to retail: Upcoming IT platform to track medicines end-to-end

November 17, 2023 1:12 am

According to a document detailing the requirements, the portal will create provisions to capture information from various stakeholders routinely “similar to ITR returns and GST filing”.

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India's own CAR-T cell therapy: What is it, when will it be available, and at what cost?

November 02, 2023 8:27 am

The drugs regulator has granted market authorisation to India's breakthrough CAR-T cell therapy for patients with B-cell lymphomas who didn't respond to standard treatments like chemotherapy.

UP firm Marion Biotech linked to death of Uzbek children told to halt production

December 31, 2022 7:22 am

Inspection finds ‘deviations’ from good practices at manufacturing unit

Joint drug controller detained by CBI in bribery case, Biocon Biologics executive among booked

June 21, 2022 7:04 am

Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon Biologics reject charge: Meeting minutes in public domain.

SEC recommendations on Covaxin emergency use authorisation for 2-18 age group being examined: Govt

November 30, 2021 7:37 pm

The CDSCO has also approved the Covid-19 vaccine (ZyCoV-D) of Cadila Healthcare for restricted use in an emergency situation in the age group 12 years and above

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Need a new brand name if composition of drug is changed: Pharma regulator

May 17, 2019 1:51 am

According to a notification issued on Thursday by the CDSCO, the practice of changing the key therapeutic ingredients in a drug formulation without changing the brand name “is not only misleading but may also result in undesirable pharmacological effects as the consumer would take the formulation assuming that it has the earlier composition.”