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New Drugs Controller General of India likely to be announced soon
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The top contenders are Dr VG Somani, Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi and Dr Jai Prakash.
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Gambia death case: Drug regulator finds no contamination in syrup, calls o
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In the letter to World Health Organization's director of regulation and prequalification Rogerio Gaspar, Drugs Controller General VG Somani said that the technical committee found that "the products have been found not to have been contaminated with DEG or EG as per the test reports. These r
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DCGI chief Dr V G Somani's term extended by 3 months
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The tenure of Dr V G Somani as the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has been extended by three months for the second time, according to an order issued by the Union Health Ministry.
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Clinical features, treatment received by children are inadequate to determ
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Saturday replied to World Health Organisation (WHO) and said as per the recently formed technical committee, the clinical features and the treatment received by the children as shared by WHO so far are inadeq
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DCGI claims India on course to become global drugs hub
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Claiming that India is on course to become a 'global hub for medicines', Dr VG Somani, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), said that there has been a fourfold increase in applications of the investigational new drugs in the country.
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DCGI waiver likely to bring foreign vaccines like Pfizer, Moderna a step c
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has done away with specific trials of COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved by other international regulatory bodies - a big move likely to clear the way for foreign vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna for the
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COVID-19 vaccines 110 pc safe, impotency rumours complete nonsense: DCGI
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): As India gears up for the world's largest vaccination programme, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday quelled rumours surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines regarding impotency, rubbishing such speculations as "complete nonsense".
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DCGI directs Serum Institute to suspend any new recruitment in phase 2, 3
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr VG Somani on Friday ordered the pharma giant Serum Institute of India (SII) to suspend any new recruitment in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine till further orders.
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COVID-19: DCGI nod to Jubilant Generics to manufacture, sell remdesivir f
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to pharma giant- Jubilant Generics Ltd to manufacture and market the anti-viral drug remdesivir for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalised COVID-19 patients, a senior health ministry offi
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DCGI approves Itolizumab injection for restricted emergency use on COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granted its permission to Itolizumab injection for the restricted emergency use on COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to virus.
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ICMR receives 99 applications to study efficacy of convalescent plasma to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received 99 applications for participation in "Randomized controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma to limit COVID-19 associated complications".
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