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India Cracks Down On Ads For Weight-Loss Drugs Like GLP-1 In New Advisory
India's Health Ministry has warned pharmaceutical firms against promoting GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to the public. The CDSCO says direct or indirect advertising, including influencer campaigns, violates drug laws and could attract regulatory action.
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Cough Syrup Linked To Child Deaths In India Not Shipped To US: Drug Regulator
The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Friday that toxic cough syrups linked to children's deaths in India had not been shipped to the United States.
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Drug Regulator Lists 17 Drugs You Can Flush Down Toilet If Expired
Think twice before tossing any outdated or expired medicines you may have at home. Flushing certain drugs down the toilet to avoid unintentionally harming people or animals is the appropriate way to get rid of them.
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India Proposes Training Programmes For Foreign Drug Regulators
India is likely to provide practical insights to certain countries on the best practices in drug regulations and the impactful initiatives taken by the Indian drug regulators, officials said on Wednesday.
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EU Drug Regulator Backs New Monkeypox Jab Method To Stretch Vaccine Supply
The EU's drug regulator on Friday authorised a new technique for monkeypox injections that will allow up to five times more people to be innoculated as supplies of the vaccine run short.
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UK Approves An Updated Moderna Vaccine Which Targets Omicron Variant
The UK's drug regulator said Monday it has approved an updated Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus that targets the Omicron variant as well as the original form.
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EU Drug Watchdog Recommends Approving Use Of Smallpox Jab For Monkeypox
The European Union's drug watchdog on Friday recommended for approval the use of a smallpox vaccine to treat monkeypox, which could be classified by the World Health Organization as a global health emergency.
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CBI Arrests Drug Regulator Officer After "Trap Operation" In Bribery Case
The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy for allegedly receiving a Rs 4 lakh bribe from a conduit to waive the Phase 3 clinical trial of the 'Insulin Aspart' injection.
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Central Drug Regulator Approves Shelf Life Of COVID-19 Vaccines CoviShield, Covaxin, ZyCoV-D
The Central Drugs Standard Organisation (CDSO) has approved the shelf life of COVID-19 vaccines Covaxin to 12 months, Covishield to nine months, and ZyCoV-D to six months from the date of manufacture, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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US Regulator Likely To Clear 3rd Shot For Those With Weak Immune Systems
U.S. drug regulators are set to clear a third dose of Covid vaccines for people with weak immune systems as a new study showed the benefits of an extra shot in transplant patients.
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India Cracks Down On Ads For Weight-Loss Drugs Like GLP-1 In New Advisory
India's Health Ministry has warned pharmaceutical firms against promoting GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to the public. The CDSCO says direct or indirect advertising, including influencer campaigns, violates drug laws and could attract regulatory action.
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Cough Syrup Linked To Child Deaths In India Not Shipped To US: Drug Regulator
The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Friday that toxic cough syrups linked to children's deaths in India had not been shipped to the United States.
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Drug Regulator Lists 17 Drugs You Can Flush Down Toilet If Expired
Think twice before tossing any outdated or expired medicines you may have at home. Flushing certain drugs down the toilet to avoid unintentionally harming people or animals is the appropriate way to get rid of them.
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India Proposes Training Programmes For Foreign Drug Regulators
India is likely to provide practical insights to certain countries on the best practices in drug regulations and the impactful initiatives taken by the Indian drug regulators, officials said on Wednesday.
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EU Drug Regulator Backs New Monkeypox Jab Method To Stretch Vaccine Supply
The EU's drug regulator on Friday authorised a new technique for monkeypox injections that will allow up to five times more people to be innoculated as supplies of the vaccine run short.
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UK Approves An Updated Moderna Vaccine Which Targets Omicron Variant
The UK's drug regulator said Monday it has approved an updated Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus that targets the Omicron variant as well as the original form.
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EU Drug Watchdog Recommends Approving Use Of Smallpox Jab For Monkeypox
The European Union's drug watchdog on Friday recommended for approval the use of a smallpox vaccine to treat monkeypox, which could be classified by the World Health Organization as a global health emergency.
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CBI Arrests Drug Regulator Officer After "Trap Operation" In Bribery Case
The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy for allegedly receiving a Rs 4 lakh bribe from a conduit to waive the Phase 3 clinical trial of the 'Insulin Aspart' injection.
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Central Drug Regulator Approves Shelf Life Of COVID-19 Vaccines CoviShield, Covaxin, ZyCoV-D
The Central Drugs Standard Organisation (CDSO) has approved the shelf life of COVID-19 vaccines Covaxin to 12 months, Covishield to nine months, and ZyCoV-D to six months from the date of manufacture, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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US Regulator Likely To Clear 3rd Shot For Those With Weak Immune Systems
U.S. drug regulators are set to clear a third dose of Covid vaccines for people with weak immune systems as a new study showed the benefits of an extra shot in transplant patients.
