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War on drugs: Punjab Police detain 2,133 drug smugglers
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Tuesday announced that 2,133 drug smugglers have been arrested under the war against drugs campaign.
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"Incumbent upon Tamil Nadu govt to explain approval of cough syrup batches
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As this happened, Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department on Monday announced the cancellation of the manufacturing license of Sresan Pharmaceutical company, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked with deaths of at least 22 people in Madhya Pradesh.
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Cough Syrup deaths: Sresan Pharmaceuticals' license cancelled, company shu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department on Monday announced the cancellation of the manufacturing license of Sresan Pharmaceutical company, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked with deaths of at least 22 people in Madhya Pradesh.
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UDGAAR 2025: 15,000 youngsters participate in ISKCON-led fest against drug
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The event organised under the flag "Nasha Mukt Bharat ABhiyaan" celebrated the theme of "Culture and Wellness." It aimed to inspire the nation against substance abuse.
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"TN govt has suspended only 2 drug inspectors, is trying to create illusio
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
BJP leader K. Annamalai has criticised the Tamil Nadu government for its handling of a case involving a private pharmaceutical company in Kanchipuram, allegedly linked to the deaths of 23 people in Madhya Pradesh and three children in Rajasthan due to a faulty drug.
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Assam Police seizes 21,600 bottles of illegal cough syrup worth Rs 2.16 Cr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Assam Police have recovered and seized 21,600 bottles of illegal cough syrup worth Rs 2.16 crore in Assam's Cachar district, officials said.
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CDSCO to come up with robust system to keep check on cough syrup manufactu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) sought a list of all cough manufacturing companies from all States. According to the sources, the CDSCO will conduct inspections, testing, and audits of all companies manufacturing cough syrup.
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Maharashtra FDA raids Pune-based pharma unit after child deaths linked to
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Joint Commissioner (Drugs), FDA Pune, Girish Hukare, told ANI, "Following instructions from the State and Central governments, we have begun collecting cough syrup samples from across Pune. These samples are being sent to government laboratories for testing. So far, no stock of Coldrif co
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DCGI issues directive to states, UTs on strict compliance with drug testin
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a letter dated October 7, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi emphasised the "critical importance of testing new materials, including the excipients, before their use in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical formulations."
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MP: Chhindwara chemists announce indefinite strike after shops sealed over
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Santosh Chore, President of the Chemist Association, expressed strong disagreement with the administration's decision to seal chemist shops, saying that responsibility should instead be fixed on the medicine manufacturers and the laboratories that approved the drugs.
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All medicines of Sresan Pharmaceuticals banned from sale in Kerala
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Health Minister Veena George announced that all medicines manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, a company based in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, have been banned from distribution and sale in Kerala. The move follows action taken by the Tamil Nadu Drugs Controller to cancel the company's man
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Punjab govt bans Coldrif cough syrup after 14 deaths in MP
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Punjab's Food and Drugs Administration (Drugs Wing) issued an official order, declaring that the cough syrup is "not of standard quality" as declared by the Government Analyst, Drugs Testing Laboratory, Food & Drugs Administration, Madhya Pradesh.
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