Bring health supplements under drug control watch, suggests panel
An inter-ministerial committee has recommended that health supplements claiming to cure or mitigate diseases be classified as ...
Pharma industry pushes for revamp in drug quality inspection to meet global standards
In a letter to DCGI, industry body the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) says companies should be given 30 days’ notice to ...
CDSCO may regulate health supplements to stem unapproved claims by firms
A government panel in India is proposing stricter regulations on health claims made by supplement manufacturers. The panel ...
Apex drug regulator to more than double staff strength with 250 new positions in effort to help enforce quality norms
The additional recruitments will help the Drugs Controller General of India enforce good manufacturing practices for ...
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Submit active controlled CT design for moderate to very severe COPD patients: CDSCO Panel tells Zydus Healthcare on Revefenacin inhalation
This came after Zydus Healthcare presented the proposal for grant of permission for manufacturing and marketing of the drug ...
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CDSCO flags 49 popular medicines like Paracetamol and Pantoprazole for failing quality test; Four drugs declared as spurious
(Image Credits: Pixabay) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged 49 commonly used medicines for failing quality tests in the latest monthly drug alert. In its monthly ...
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Sanofi Gets CDSCO Panel Nod to Study Venglustat
New Delhi: Reviewing the Phase III clinical trial protocol of the GZ402671 (Venglustat) presented by the pharma major Sanofi, ...
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CDSCO flags 4 drugs as spurious, lists 49 drugs and formulations as not of standard quality
The Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged select batches of four drugs as spurious and listed 49 drugs and formulations as not of standard quality. The CDSCO found that ...
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CDSCO declares four samples tested in September as purported to be spurious
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has declared four samples of drugs drawn by drugs inspectors from various States and tested during the month of September, as spurious. The list ...
The New Indian Express1mon
CDSCO meets WHO standards for vaccine regulations
NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has met safety, efficacy, and quality - indicators for a functional vaccine regulatory system by the World Health Organization ...
Opinion
Ban on Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraceptives: Whose Emergency is it Anyway?
News that the CDSCO is considering banning over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills, sparking debates on women's health and reproductive rights in India. What does this mean for women's autonomy ...
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Certain contraceptive pills will continue to be available without prescription CDSCO sources
There is no change in the rules governing the sale and distribution of emergency contraceptive pill brands like i-Pill or Unwanted 72 and they will continue to be available without a prescription, ...