New Delhi: AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited has received a show cause notice from the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), which has raised a demand of Rs 60.49 crore plus interest over alleged overcharging on its asthma drug, Symbicort Turbuhaler. In a filing dated September 12, 2025, to BSE and NSE, the company stated, “Pursuant to […]
Hyderabad: To strengthen organ transplant services across Telangana, Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha convened a meeting with senior Health Department officials on Wednesday and issued key directives aimed at expanding and improving transplantation facilities in government hospitals across the State. During the review meeting, the Minister assessed the functioning of the State-run Jeevandan organ […]
The Supreme Court of India has postponed the hearing of the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2025 examination-related case hearing. The top court bench was supposed to take up all the pending matters related to NEET PG transparency today, but the Court has now adjourned the matter for two weeks. As per the Supreme Court’s […]
The Delhi High Court recently sought to know the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) stance on a plea seeking one percent reservation for candidates with blindness and low vision in the Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE). While considering the matter, the HC bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Degela issued […]
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has clarified that the fixed-dose combination (FDC) of Voglibose 0.2 mg and Metformin Hydrochloride (SR) 500 mg is an approved formulation, removing it from the earlier list of unapproved FDCs. In a communication to all State and UT Drugs Controllers, CDSCO referred to its earlier letter […]
New Delhi: Citing lack of sufficient efficacy and safety data to prove that the dose requirement in the Indian population is adequate, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC), functioning under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has rejected Zydus Lifesciences’ proposal to conduct a phase III clinical trial of Voclosporin capsule 7.9 mg. This came […]
Ahmedabad: A major cyber fraud has come to light after criminals set up fake websites using the name of Torrent Pharmaceuticals to lure investors with promises of unusually high returns. The scam was exposed when a resident of Surendranagar contacted Torrent Pharma’s official helpline to inquire about “profits” he was promised from one such investment […]
Nashik: The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) is going to close the application process for its Fellowship in Integrated Family Medicine course for the academic year 2025-26 tomorrow. The last date for submitting applications online is September 14. According to University Registrar Dr Rajendra Bangal, the new fellowship was launched on the concept of […]
Vadodara: Alembic Pharma has announced that the Company has received Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) for the inspection carried out by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) at its API – I & API – II Facility located at Panelav. The EIR follows the inspection conducted from 26th May, 2025 to 31st May, 2025. During the inspection, the […]
A recent study published in The Lancet reveals a worrying trend: the risk of dying from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased in India, unlike the global decline observed in most countries. NCDs such as heart disease, chronic respiratory illnesses, and cancers pose growing challenges, particularly affecting Indian women over 40 and men over 55. Between […]