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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... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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 ... Read More


FSSAI initiates legal action against Nestle India over alleged infant food violations

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated legal action against Nestle India Ltd in three cases involving alleged promotional violations and nutritio... Read More


FSSAI initiates legal action against Nestle over alleged infant food violations

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated legal action against Nestle India Ltd in three cases involving alleged promotional violations and nutritio... Read More