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Centre plans 30% trade-margin cap on non-scheduled cancer drugs

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Centre is preparing to cap trade margins on all non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines at 30% of their maximum retail price (MRP), a move that could cut retail prices by as much ... और पढ़ें


India plans subject-expert inspectors for homoeopathic medicine manufacturing units

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- India plans to amend its drug regulation rules to recognize homoeopathic degrees as the requisite qualification for inspectors overseeing plants that manufacture these alternative... और पढ़ें


Regulator mulls digital platform for drugmakers' test reports

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- In a push for higher safety and transparency, India's drug regulator is looking to bring pharmaceutical quality checks into public view. In a first, it plans to create a digital... और पढ़ें


Mint Explainer | Why NHRC wants India's drugs regulator to build a national digital registry

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) wants India's drug regulator to build a centralized digital registry for medicines to curb counterfeit drugs. The rights panel has p... और पढ़ें


India mulls a wholesale-retail pharmacy ratio to curb misuse

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Centre plans to review how retail and wholesale drug licences are issued and, for the first time, is mulling an indicative ratio based on factors such as population, disease... और पढ़ें


CDSCO flags indiscriminate use of painkillers and antibiotics

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Tuesday issued an advisory to curb the indiscriminate use of painkillers and antibiotics, highlighting their associati... और पढ़ें


Drugs regulator plans curbs on doctors dispensing medicines

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- India's apex drugs regulator plans to tighten rules for doctors dispensing medicines directly to patients by setting a stock limit for registered medical practitioners (RMPs), a... और पढ़ें


Centre orders review of hospital consumable pricing after 2,841% markup report

NEW DELHI, Sept. 20 -- Chemicals and fertilizers minister J.P. Nadda has directed the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to explore measures to curb excessive markups on hospital consumables, accordi... और पढ़ें


Centre moves to review surgical consumable prices after Mundhe push

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Centre has begun consultations with private hospitals on billing practices and the pricing of surgical consumables, after Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Com... और पढ़ें


India plans red warning labels, school-age child pictorials on cough syrups to bar under-4 use

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- India plans to mandate a prominent red warning label and a pictorial depiction of school-age children on cough syrup bottles to discourage their use in children aged under four ... और पढ़ें