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Drug regulator warns, bans use of cold, flu cough syrups
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Drugs general controller (India) wrote a letter on December 18, to all states and asked states and Union Territories to update the package insert of products made using a cocktail of two medicines chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine.
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Former chief of Pak drugs regulatory body arrested for holding fake PhD de
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The FIA's anti-corruption unit detained Sheikh Akhtar Hussain, the ex-Chief Executive Officer of DRAP, following revelations that his appointment to the regulatory authority, based on a purported PhD degree, was discovered to be fake, according to an FIA spokesperson.
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Odisha police nabs drug peddler with brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore in
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Based on intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team of STF, Bhubaneswar near Jodiaghati in Keonjhar on Monday evening against illegal dealing and possession of narcotic drugs.
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Karnataka: State Police to take up massive drugs awareness programme in sc
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police, to further boost the action against narcotics and drugs in the state, have directed all the Commissioners of Police and District Superintendents of Police in the state to take up a massive public awareness programme against the
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Study finds how diabetes medicine lower risk for colorectal cancer
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a groundbreaking study conducted by Case Western Reserve University researchers, a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).
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J-K: Police attaches properties worth Rs 87 lakh of two drug peddlers in P
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Police attached the Rs 87 lakh worth of property of two drug peddlers in Degwar Tarwan, a village near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch district.
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Andhra Pradesh: Police officials seize 492 kgs cannabis in Sri Satya Sai
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a significant operation, the police in Kodikonda check post of Chilamathur mandal, Sri Sathyasai district, seized cannabis valued at one crore rupees and apprehended four individuals.
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Mumbai Crime Branch recovers drugs worth Rs 30 lakh, two held
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two drug peddlers from the Ghatkopar area and recovered MD drugs worth Rs 30 lakh on Wednesday. The drugs were seized by the Worli unit of ANC.
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Nagaland Police busts drug network that trafficked 60 kg heroin worth Rs 4
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"It's not a small case, 60kgs of drug(heroin) being trafficked over one year by just one network is a huge case", the DGP said adding that almost 400 crores rupees of drugs trafficked by just one network is huge.
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No shortage of TB drugs in India: Union Health Ministry
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, "There is no shortage of anti-tuberculosis drugs in the country. There has been a regular supply of anti-TB drugs to all the states and UTs from the central level under the NTEP throughout the year."
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Maharashtra: Raigad Police recovers drugs worth Rs 325 crore, 3 held
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Raigad Police have seized MD drugs worth Rs 325 crores in two proceedings. Police officials conducted a raid at a pharmaceutical company named Aanchal Chemical in Khopoli, located in Raigad district on Sunday.
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PNB VESPER Signs Agreements with NIH-NIDA, USA to Develop Drugs for Addict
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi [Kerala] [India], December 11: In a significant development, PNB VESPER, a research-based biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Kochi, Kerala has signed agreements with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under NIH USA, the lead federal agency supporting scientific resear
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