In a recent revelation by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), nearly 5.5% of drug samples tested in October 2023 have been deemed not of standard quality (NSQ). The affected samples include products from well-known pharmaceutical companies such as Intas Pharmaceuticals, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, RPG Life Sciences, and Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL).
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In its most recent meeting, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) set a ceiling price for the antipsychotic medication risperidone injection (long acting) 25 mg. Earlier, the price fixation had been postponed because Johnson & Johnson (J&J) complained that it…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sequana Medical NV’s investigational new drug (IND) application for its second-generation DSR product (DSR 2.0) for the treatment of congestive heart failure. Sequana Medical NV is a pioneer in the treatment…
The Central Government’s decision to approve the much-needed National Medical Devices Policy (NMDP), 2023, has been applauded by the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD), the umbrella association of Indian manufacturers of medical devices including all types of medical…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Abbott two more clearances for the company’s market-leading life support system. The CentriMag Blood Pump for use with the CentriMag System is now approved for longer-term usage in adults where extracorporeal…
Following the earlier attempt to invite applications through its portal failing due to some technical issues, the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has announced that it will begin accepting the Standard Inspection Format (SIF) from those institutions that are applying…
Cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug used as a first-line treatment for advanced ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, and bladder carcinoma, has obtained marketing authorization from the UK for Venus Remedies, a distributor of cheap cancer medications throughout the world. One of the…
Tenovi offers Tenovi, a leader in US FDA-approved remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions, recently announced the release of its cellular-enabled remote Peak Expiratory Flow Metre (PFM). The device enables asthma sufferers to quickly communicate peak expiratory flow rate (PEF) and…
The Drug Control Officers Welfare Association (DCO India) is preparing a pan-Indian campaign to amplify and promote the use of generic formulations in support of the Union government’s programmes for generic medicine promotion. The drug control officers, who are concentrating…
Avastin (bevacizumab) plus Tecentriq (atezolizumab) showed a statistically significant improvement in recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at high risk of disease recurrence following liver resection or ablation with the intention of curing the disease, according to…