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Cough Syrup Smuggling: Case Filed Against 12 More Pharmaceutical Firms In UP
The food and drugs department of the Uttar Pradesh government filed a case on Friday against 12 more pharmaceutical firms in connection with the codeine-containing cough syrup-smuggling case in Varanasi.
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$100 Million Boost For India-Afghanistan Trade Marks Setback for Pakistan
In a significant development that signals a new phase of India-Afghanistan economic cooperation and a blow to Pakistan's regional trade influence, leading pharmaceutical companies from India and Afghanistan have signed a $100 million MoU.
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India To Become Global Innovation-Led Pharma Giant In 5 Years: Central Drugs Body Says
India is well positioned to evolve from being the pharmacy of the world to an innovation-led pharma nation over the next five years, said Dr. R Chandrashekar, Joint Drugs Controller, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).
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Safety Lapses, Weak Oversight Being Probed Into Cough Syrup Deaths: Report
Officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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2 Killed, 20 Injured After Boiler Explosion At Pharma Factory In Gujarat
At least two workers were killed and 20 others injured after a boiler exploded and triggered a major fire at a pharmaceutical factory in the Bharuch district of Gujarat in the wee hours of Wednesday, an official said.
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New Study Highlights Drug Pricing And Regulation Issues In India
A new government study exposes serious flaws in India's drug pricing and regulation infrastructure. This study reveals how systemic failures impact drug pricing.
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Over 15 Lakh Vials Of Banned Cough Syrup Seized In Ghaziabad, 8 Arrested
In one of the biggest crackdowns on the illegal trade of banned pharmaceutical substances in recent years, Ghaziabad Police and the crime branch seized over 15.7 lakh vials of prohibited cough syrup.
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India 'Has Much To Do' To Stop Toxic Cough Syrup Sales, Says WHO
India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organisation official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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Probe Agency ED Raids Premises Linked To Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup
The 'Coldrif' cough syrup was found to be "dangerously" adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a highly poisonous substance.
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Trump May Exclude Generic Drugs From Tariffs. Good News For India?
The Donald Trump administration has dropped plans to impose tariffs on generic drugs from foreign countries, following months of debate over whether to impose taxes on the majority of medications prescribed in the US.
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364 Violations Found At Pharma Company Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup: Sources
The pharmaceutical company, Sresan Pharma, at the centre of the cough syrup tragedy that has claimed over a dozen children's lives in Madhya Pradesh was found to be supplying the cough syrup without testing it, said a top source.
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Operation Midnight: How Owner Of Pharma Firm Behind Syrup Tragedy Was Arrested
The pharmaceutical company owner, the key accused in the cough syrup tragedy that has claimed over a dozen children's lives in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested by the state police after a dramatic midnight operation.
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Pharma Firm Owner Arrested Over 20 Children's Deaths Linked To Coldrif Syrup
The owner of the Tamil Nadu-based pharmaceuticals company that manufactured the adulterated Coldrif cough syrup linked to dozens of children's deaths in several states has been detained.
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Drug Regulator's Advisory Over Lapses Amid Outrage Over Cough Syrup Deaths
India's top drug regulator has issued an advisory over serious lapses in pharmaceutical manufacturing practices, amid growing outrage over child deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups.
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Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Prescribed Deadly Cough Syrup To Children Arrested
The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the Coldrif syrup.
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Cough Syrup Smuggling: Case Filed Against 12 More Pharmaceutical Firms In UP
The food and drugs department of the Uttar Pradesh government filed a case on Friday against 12 more pharmaceutical firms in connection with the codeine-containing cough syrup-smuggling case in Varanasi.
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$100 Million Boost For India-Afghanistan Trade Marks Setback for Pakistan
In a significant development that signals a new phase of India-Afghanistan economic cooperation and a blow to Pakistan's regional trade influence, leading pharmaceutical companies from India and Afghanistan have signed a $100 million MoU.
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India To Become Global Innovation-Led Pharma Giant In 5 Years: Central Drugs Body Says
India is well positioned to evolve from being the pharmacy of the world to an innovation-led pharma nation over the next five years, said Dr. R Chandrashekar, Joint Drugs Controller, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).
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Safety Lapses, Weak Oversight Being Probed Into Cough Syrup Deaths: Report
Officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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2 Killed, 20 Injured After Boiler Explosion At Pharma Factory In Gujarat
At least two workers were killed and 20 others injured after a boiler exploded and triggered a major fire at a pharmaceutical factory in the Bharuch district of Gujarat in the wee hours of Wednesday, an official said.
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New Study Highlights Drug Pricing And Regulation Issues In India
A new government study exposes serious flaws in India's drug pricing and regulation infrastructure. This study reveals how systemic failures impact drug pricing.
-
Over 15 Lakh Vials Of Banned Cough Syrup Seized In Ghaziabad, 8 Arrested
In one of the biggest crackdowns on the illegal trade of banned pharmaceutical substances in recent years, Ghaziabad Police and the crime branch seized over 15.7 lakh vials of prohibited cough syrup.
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India 'Has Much To Do' To Stop Toxic Cough Syrup Sales, Says WHO
India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organisation official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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Probe Agency ED Raids Premises Linked To Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup
The 'Coldrif' cough syrup was found to be "dangerously" adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a highly poisonous substance.
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Trump May Exclude Generic Drugs From Tariffs. Good News For India?
The Donald Trump administration has dropped plans to impose tariffs on generic drugs from foreign countries, following months of debate over whether to impose taxes on the majority of medications prescribed in the US.
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364 Violations Found At Pharma Company Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup: Sources
The pharmaceutical company, Sresan Pharma, at the centre of the cough syrup tragedy that has claimed over a dozen children's lives in Madhya Pradesh was found to be supplying the cough syrup without testing it, said a top source.
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Operation Midnight: How Owner Of Pharma Firm Behind Syrup Tragedy Was Arrested
The pharmaceutical company owner, the key accused in the cough syrup tragedy that has claimed over a dozen children's lives in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested by the state police after a dramatic midnight operation.
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Pharma Firm Owner Arrested Over 20 Children's Deaths Linked To Coldrif Syrup
The owner of the Tamil Nadu-based pharmaceuticals company that manufactured the adulterated Coldrif cough syrup linked to dozens of children's deaths in several states has been detained.
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Drug Regulator's Advisory Over Lapses Amid Outrage Over Cough Syrup Deaths
India's top drug regulator has issued an advisory over serious lapses in pharmaceutical manufacturing practices, amid growing outrage over child deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups.
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Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Prescribed Deadly Cough Syrup To Children Arrested
The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the Coldrif syrup.
