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Antacid Pan D, Paracetamol, Glimepiride among over 50 drugs that fail quality test
3 months ago

Antacid Pan D, Paracetamol, Glimepiride among over 50 drugs that fail quality test

New Indian Express  

Further concerns were raised over paracetamol tablets from Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Additionally, Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd.’s Ursocol 300, designed to dissolve certain gallstones, was flagged as spurious. CDSCO has released two lists of drugs that did not pass quality checks: one containing 48 popular drugs and the other detailing responses from the pharmaceutical companies whose products failed. Sun …

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IIT-BHU graduate held in ‘fake’ cancer drug racket
9 months, 1 week ago

IIT-BHU graduate held in ‘fake’ cancer drug racket

Hindustan Times  

Aditya Krishna, who was arrested from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, worked as a supplier of spurious cancer drugs in Pune and the NCR region, police said. HT Image The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested seven people, including Neeraj Chauhan, from several locations in the national capital for allegedly manufacturing and supplying spurious 'life-saving' cancer chemotherapy drugs. According to police, Krishna operated …

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Fake cancer drugs racket busted in Delhi, seven arrested: How the gang used to operate?
9 months, 1 week ago

Fake cancer drugs racket busted in Delhi, seven arrested: How the gang used to operate?

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a gang operating in the national capital for selling fake cancer drugs. The arrested accused identified as Viphil Jain, Suraj Shat, Neeraj Chauhan, Parvez, Komal Tiwari, Abhinay Kohli and Tushar Chauhan played with the lives of people by selling 'fake' drugs, police said. Fake drugs seized in raids During raids, 140 …

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Telangana fighting surge in spurious drug trade; doctors sound alarm
11 months, 1 week ago

Telangana fighting surge in spurious drug trade; doctors sound alarm

The Hindu  

Enforcement agencies across Telangana have uncovered the business of spurious drugs, in recent raids conducted by the Drugs Control Administration. Spurious drugs, also known as counterfeit drugs, are deceitfully manufactured medicines designed to mimic reputable products, often from well-known brands, with the intention of misleading the public and capitalising on the popularity of authentic items. Expanding market Kiran Madala, Scientific …

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Telangana DCA busts counterfeit drug racket
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana DCA busts counterfeit drug racket

The Hindu  

Telangana Drugs Control Administration based on intelligence busted a counterfeit drug racket that has been circulating fake antibiotics, hypertension, cholesterol medication, and analgesics. The drugs were brought to Telangana from Kashipur of Uttarakhand, and a special team of the DCA conducted raids at various locations in Hyderabad and unearthed the contraband. After questioning the alleged accused Lakshman, the DCA said …

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DCA Seize Rs 4.35 Crore Worth Spurious Anti Cancer Drugs From Pharma Units
1 year ago

DCA Seize Rs 4.35 Crore Worth Spurious Anti Cancer Drugs From Pharma Units

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration along with local police raided unlicenced drug manufacturing units in the twin cities city and Khammam district and seized 935 kg of spurious clopidogrel and valsartan and other material worth Rs 4.35 crore from the premises. Kamlasan Reddy, DCA director, stated in a press release on Saturday. The prime accused Kadari Sateesh Reddy, production manager, …

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Syrup samples of 2 pharma companies in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat flagged to be spurious
1 year, 2 months ago

Syrup samples of 2 pharma companies in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat flagged to be spurious

India Today  

Samples of syrups manufactured by two pharmaceutical companies based in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been found to have contaminants ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, which were earlier detected in some syrups that were allegedly linked to deaths in the Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon since last year, officials said. Samples from a batch of cough syrup and another batch of …

Tamil Nadu Gujarat Cent Samples Syrup Ethylene Standard Quality
India is cracking down on fake medicine using QR codes. Here’s how
1 year, 4 months ago

India is cracking down on fake medicine using QR codes. Here’s how

Firstpost  

The Centre has mandated that the 300 top medicine brands carry QR codes on their packaging — allowing customers to verify the authenticity of drugs being purchased. Three-hundred top medicine brands will now carry QR codes on their packaging – allowing customers to verify the authenticity of the drugs they are purchasing. “If details are not found or a mismatch …

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'Himachal's Baddi Becoming 'Hub' Of Spurious Drugs': NHRC Notice To Health Ministry, DCGI And FSSAI
1 year, 6 months ago

'Himachal's Baddi Becoming 'Hub' Of Spurious Drugs': NHRC Notice To Health Ministry, DCGI And FSSAI

ABP News  

The National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, and the Drugs Controller General of India on Friday in response to a media report that the Baddi Industrial area of Solan in Himachal Pradesh has become a production hub for spurious vitamins, syrups, and drugs …

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Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | CM Stalin seeks weekly report on action against illicit liquor
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | CM Stalin seeks weekly report on action against illicit liquor

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has instructed government officials to ensure continuous action against illicit liquor, and submit a weekly report on this to him every Monday, through the Principal Secretary of the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here In a …

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Death of three painters: Sangrur village panchayat passes resolution to curb sale of spurious liquor, drugs
1 year, 8 months ago

Death of three painters: Sangrur village panchayat passes resolution to curb sale of spurious liquor, drugs

Hindustan Times  

Sangrur: A day after three house painters were found dead in Namol village, the village panchayat passed a resolution to curb sale and purchase of illegal liquor and other drugs. A day after three house painters were found dead in Namol village, the village panchayat passed a resolution to curb sale and purchase of illegal liquor and other drugs. Sarpanch …

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Govt cancels licenses of 18 pharma companies over spurious medicines: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt cancels licenses of 18 pharma companies over spurious medicines: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a major crackdown against the manufacture of substandard drugs, central and state regulators conducted joint inspections at 76 pharma companies and cancelled the licences of 18 of them for producing spurious and adulterated drugs, official sources said on Tuesday. Government has cancelled licenses of 18 pharma companies for manufacturing of spurious medicines. A source said that the action has …

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Cough Syrup Deaths in Gambia, Uzbekistan: 18 Indian Drug Makers Lose Licence in Big Clean-Up
1 year, 8 months ago

Cough Syrup Deaths in Gambia, Uzbekistan: 18 Indian Drug Makers Lose Licence in Big Clean-Up

News 18  

The central government has cracked the whip on more than 70 drug makers for manufacturing spurious or lower quality medicines in India, a top government official told News18.com. Since October last year, India has been facing allegations of exporting spurious quality drugs, raising concerns of denting the decades-old reputation of “pharmacy to the world”. While conducting a special drive to …

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In huge crackdown, Govt cancels licenses of 18 pharma companies for manufacturing spurious medicines
1 year, 8 months ago

In huge crackdown, Govt cancels licenses of 18 pharma companies for manufacturing spurious medicines

India TV News  

The government on Tuesday cancelled the licenses of 18 pharma companies for manufacturing of spurious medicines following the inspection by the Drugs Controller General of India on 76 companies across 20 States, official sources informed. They further mentioned that a huge crackdown is still underway on several pharma companies across the country related to the manufacturing of spurious medicines. "Licences …

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No Prosecution Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act Against A "Purported Manufacturer"; Must Ascertain Identity Of Actual Manufacturer: JKL High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

No Prosecution Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act Against A "Purported Manufacturer"; Must Ascertain Identity Of Actual Manufacturer: JKL High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that the prosecution for commission of offence under section 18, read with section 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 Act cannot be launched against a purported manufacturer of whom the subject drug is truly not a product. "It is only the dealer, retailer and actual manufacturer, who can …

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Banning online pharmacies would injure public health and stifle innovation
1 year, 10 months ago

Banning online pharmacies would injure public health and stifle innovation

Live Mint  

“To ban or not to ban?" Another worry cited by the complaining chemists is that online pharmacies encourage the spread of spurious drugs. Online pharmacies are more amenable to focused quality control than the network of retail chemists, some unscrupulous members of which have been caught selling spurious drugs. The central regulator could carry out systematic random testing of samples …

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Spurious Drug Case: Karnataka High Court Says Firm Partner’s Defence Of Non-Involvement In Manufacture Of Drugs Can Be Considered Only In Trial
1 year, 10 months ago

Spurious Drug Case: Karnataka High Court Says Firm Partner’s Defence Of Non-Involvement In Manufacture Of Drugs Can Be Considered Only In Trial

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash proceedings initiated under provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act against a firm and its partners for allegedly supplying drugs of sub-standard quality. The bench said it is well settled, and as per the definition and explanation to the Section 34 of the Act, that Company means the firm and Director including …

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Rise in use of spurious vet grade antibiotics for shrimp culture
1 year, 10 months ago

Rise in use of spurious vet grade antibiotics for shrimp culture

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: A rise in the use of spurious veterinary grade antibiotic drugs for shrimp culture is evident in parts of AP. The Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema fisheries joint director Sheik Lal Mohammad said, “As per GO-2, only permitted types of antibiotics are to be used for culture of shrimps.” On the other hand, the drugs control administration seized Rs 23 …

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As India probes cough syrups linked to Gambia deaths, a look at the big problem of spurious drugs
2 years, 2 months ago

As India probes cough syrups linked to Gambia deaths, a look at the big problem of spurious drugs

Firstpost  

The Centre is investigating four cough syrups after a WHO alert that they may be linked to the deaths of at least 66 children in The Gambia. While India has been pulled up in the past over counterfeit and substandard drugs exports, it faces a similar problem at home India-made cough syrups are under the scanner after the death of …

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Make sure spurious drugs do not make it to the market, Minister tells officials
2 years, 3 months ago

Make sure spurious drugs do not make it to the market, Minister tells officials

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for health Vidadala Rajani directed the drugs control administration authorities to ensure no spurious drugs and also drugs not of standard quality to be in the market. The minister held a state-level review meeting with the drugs control administration authorities here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, she underlined the importance to be vigilant while issuing licences to …

Drugs Minister
Gang arrested for manufacturing and selling counterfeit lifesaving cancer drugs
3 years, 3 months ago

Gang arrested for manufacturing and selling counterfeit lifesaving cancer drugs

India TV News  

At least four persons were arrested on Friday for manufacturing and selling counterfeit lifesaving Cancer drugs in Faridabad and Karnal in Haryana. 141 Pack of Spurious Life-Saving Cancer Drugs such as Palbocent-125 mg, Lenvanix-10, Osicent-80 mg, Crizocent-250 mg, and Ibrucent-140, Empty Outer Cartons, One Printing Machine and one Spurious Drug Manufacturing Machine were recovered after the bust. There were some …

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Crime Branch to probe spurious Covid drugs case after seizure from different districts in Odisha
3 years, 6 months ago

Crime Branch to probe spurious Covid drugs case after seizure from different districts in Odisha

India Today  

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered the Crime Branch of Odisha Police to investigate the seizure of alleged spurious Covid-19 drugs in different parts of the state. Later, Health and Family Welfare Department Additional Chief Secretary Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra directed Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd and the police to jointly probe the matter and submit a report, following which CM …

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Dealing with fake drugs
3 years, 6 months ago

Dealing with fake drugs

The Hindu  

THE Indian pharmaceutical industry has a domestic turnover of more than Rs.20,000 crore and exports over Rs.10,000 crore. The Hathi Committee Report of 1975, for example, had recommended measures to strengthen and streamline the Central and State Drug Control Organisations. The upper limit is from a report in the medical journal Lancet in 2001 by an Indian journalist, ostensibly based …

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Form task force to punish black-marketing of life-saving drugs: Delhi govt to DMs
3 years, 7 months ago

Form task force to punish black-marketing of life-saving drugs: Delhi govt to DMs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Delhi government has directed all district magistrates to constitute a 'Special Task Force' to take strict action against those involved in hoarding and black-marketing of life-saving drugs which are used for treating coronavirus patients. "All district magistrates shall also constitute a Special Task Force with the help and assistance of their counterpart district DCPs,” the chief secretary …

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