Use nimesulide only after exhausting first-line options—expert panel under drug regulator CDSCO

New Delhi: A committee under India’s apex drug regulator has recommended against using the popular painkiller nimesulide,…

As CDSCO lifts suspension on eye drops designed to replace reading glasses, makers eye June launch

New Delhi: India’s apex drug regulator, which had last September suspended approval for the launch of…

No local clinical trial waiver despite change in rules, drugmakers knock on health ministry’s door

New Delhi: A group representing foreign drugmakers has reached out to the Indian health ministry with…

IPC raises concern over five lifesaving drugs over adverse reactions

New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), a body under the health ministry, has named five…

India to offer drug regulatory training to Africa, Saarc nations | Mint

New Delhi: India is set to share its expertise in drug regulations with select nations, according…

Small drug makers face threat of closure if manufacturing norms are not met

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), headed by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI),…

Antibiotics launched in India will soon need CDSCO nod as drug resistance emerges as silent killer

New Delhi: The approval of the country’s apex drug regulator—the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)—will be…

No lump in the throat! Bharat Biotech group co Biovet’s lumpy skin disease vaccine gets regulator’s licence | Company Business News

Biovet, a Bharat Biotech group company, has received a licence from the Central Drugs Standard Control…

Entod Pharmaceuticals gets DCGI approval for eye drops to treat presbyopia | Mint

Entod Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to market eye…

How is India streamlining the pharma sector? | Explained

India ranks third worldwide as a producer of drugs and pharmaceuticals by volume, exporting to around…