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New Delhi: Biocon Ltd on Tuesday announced the commercial launch of biosimilars Bosaya and Aukelso, indicated for different serious bone conditions, in the US. Bosaya (biosimilar to Prolia) and Aukelso (biosimilar to Xgeva) are now available by prescription nationwide through specialty pharmacies and healthcare providers, Biocon said in a statement. Also Read: Biocon not to rush generic semaglutide to packed India market, says incoming CEO Shreehas Tambe Both products have been previously app ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Biocon Ltd on Tuesday announced the commercial launch of biosimilars Bosaya and Aukelso, indicated for different serious bone conditions, in the US. Bosaya (biosimilar to Prolia) and Aukelso (biosimilar to Xgeva) are now available by prescription nationwide through specialty pharmacies and healthcare providers, Biocon said in a statement. Both products have been previously approved and granted interchangeable designation by the US Food and Drug Administration in Septembe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) As prices tumble and generic versions of GLP-1-based weight-loss drugs flood the market, a quiet frenzy is unfolding that has doctors and authorities alarmed. Medicines that are strictly prescription-based are being bought over the counter with their use expanding beyond clinical settings, often with little medical advice. For many people eager to lose weight quickly, the promise of fast results is overshadowing concerns about safety. Important factors -- like correct do ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Tiger Woods is once again stepping away from golf after a car crash in Florida led to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. The incident has forced him to miss the Masters for the second year in a row, as he focuses on his health and legal situation. Despite pleading not guilty, the episode has raised fresh concerns about his well-being and future. After the accident, authorities reported that Woods showed signs of impairment and had prescription painkillers on him. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Apr 1: The GLP-1 based weight loss drugs are prescription medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity but carry serious side effects and must only be taken under the supervision of a qualified medical specialist, the government said on Wednesday. Highlighting that multiple variants of GLP-1 drugs have been recently introduced in the Indian market, and concerns have emerged regarding their on-demand availability through retail pharmacies, online platforms, wholesalers, and we ...Read More >
Sonbhadra (UP), Dec 17 (PTI) A 28-year-old man, wanted for allegedly trafficking codeine-based cough syrup, was on arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra on Wednesday, police said. Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma said the accused, Satyam Kumar (28), a resident of Gola Deenanath in the Varanasi commissionerate, was carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on his head. He was arrested from Chandi Tiraha here. Satyam allegedly obtained a drug licence in the name of "Maa Kripa Medical" by submitting ...Read More >
Gujarat Kidney IPO: Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality, a multispeciality healthcare services provider, is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) for public subscription on Monday, December 22, 2025. The company aims to raise ₹250.8 crore through a fresh 22 million equity shares. There is no offer for sale (OFS) component. The company has reserved not less than 75 per cent of the net offer for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), not more than 10 per cent for retail investors, and n ...Read More >
Billionaire investor Radhakishan Damani has invested Rs 90 crore in Lenskart. This investment comes before Lenskart's upcoming Rs 2,150 crore initial public offering. The eyewear retailer plans to use the funds for expansion, technology, and marketing. Lenskart operates online and through a large retail network. It also has international presence. The IPO will see promoters and investors selling shares. Billionaire investor Radhakishan Damani, founder of Avenue Supermarts (DMart), has invested ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions is gearing up to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on October 31, aiming to raise Rs 2,150 crore through a fresh issue of shares. This marks its much-awaited entry into the public markets. The company's maiden public offering would conclude on November 4, and the bidding for anchor investors would open for a day on October 30, according to the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP). Apart from the fresh issue, there would be an offer-fo ...Read More >
DCA officials in coordination with local police conducting surprise inspections at 20 gyms across Hyderabad on Friday. The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has launched a drive to stop the illegal sale and misuse of steroids and cardiac stimulants in gyms. The crackdown follows the recent seizure of 66 vials of 'Termiva' and 'Termin' injections, both containing Mephentermine Sulphate (30 mg/ml), which were being stocked and sold illegally to gym-goers for bodybuilding and endurance ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 25 (ANI): The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, on Saturday warned medical shops against the illegal sale and misuse of Anabolic-Androgenic steroids and cardiac stimulants, such as Mephentermine injection, and other prescription medicines by certain gyms and fitness centres. In an advisory, the state Drug Department said that it has noted the misuse of these medicines. Also Read | Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions: Pak Defence Minister Khawaja As ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA), on Saturday, October 25, warned retail and wholesale pharmacies against the illegal sale of mephentermine injections to gyms and fitness center. The DCA maintained that certain gyms and fitness centers illegally procured and sold anabolic-androgenic steroids and cardiac stimulants like mephentermine Injection to gym-goers, who are reportedly misusing them for bodybuilding purposes. "The abuse of prescription medicines such as anabolic ...Read More >
(Reuters) -Walmart will become the first U.S. retailer to sell Abbott Laboratories' over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor Lingo in physical stores, an Abbott spokesperson said on Tuesday. Abbott's device, which was previously available only at HelloLingo.com and Amazon, will now be sold in Walmart's 3,500 stores across the U.S. Continuous glucose monitor makers such as Abbott, Dexcom and Medtronic are riding a surge in demand as diabetes awareness rises, insurance coverage expands and pa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Officials of the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA), along with the Karkhana police, on Friday raided an unlicensed premises in Namalagundu of Secunderabad following a tip-off about the illegal sale of prescription drugs. During the raid, officials seized 66 vials of 'Termin' and 'Termiva' injections from the premises, which was being run by one M Naresh.According to officials, the injections were being stocked and sold illegally to gym-goers for bodybuilding and performance ...Read More >
A Delhi court has summoned a doctor in a case where a baby delivered through surgery was allegedly reduced to a vegetative state due to her negligence. The charges include ''endangering life and personal safety of others'' and causing grievous hurt by such act, but do not include ''causing death by negligence''. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amardeep Kaur was hearing a protest petition against the closure report filed by the Delhi Police in connection with the delivery in February 2018. ...Read More >
Madhya Pradesh: A district court has denied bail to paediatrician Dr Praveen Soni, arrested in the Coldrif cough syrup deaths case, after police informed the court that he confessed to receiving a 10% commission from the pharmaceutical company for prescribing the medicine. The syrup has been linked to multiple child deaths and cases of kidney failure. Commission Kickbacks And Fatal Outcomes During police interrogation, Dr Soni admitted to taking a 10% cut from the company for promoting Coldrif ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday said age restrictions under the 2021 surrogacy law will not apply to intending couples who commenced the procedure, like freezing of embryos, before the Act came into force on January 25, 2022. The apex court said that age restriction won't apply if the intending couple was at the stage of creation of embryos and freezing after extraction of gametes and on the threshold of transfer of embryos to the uterus of the surrogate mother prior to the ...Read More >
Tests revealed the presence of diethylene glycol -- a poisonous substance used in brake fluid and antifreeze -- known to cause acute kidney failure, especially in children. Follow TNM's channel for news updates and story links. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday, October 8, said that the state government will initiate criminal action against the Kancheepuram-based pharmaceutical company that produced Coldrif, the contaminated cough syrup which caused the deaths of several c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) In view of pediatrician's arrest following deaths of children due to the consumption of a "contaminated" cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday sought Union Health Minister JP Nadda's intervention into the matter and immediate withdrawal of the case against the bona fide medical practitioner. Condemning the action taken against the Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP), IMA said the root cause of this tragedy is the failure of qua ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district have issued an advisory restricting the prescription, sale, and use of at least two cough syrups after six children, aged one to seven, reportedly died between September 4 and 26 from kidney-related complications and anuria. Analysis of the medicines administered to the six minors found two cough syrups in common. With samples of the syrups sent for detailed testing, the district administration has advised doctors to refrain from presc ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Pharmacists in India need to upgrade their skills and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an assistive tool, rather than seeing it as competition, according to experts, who discussed the role of friendly neighbourhood community pharmacists in the era of AI on World Pharmacists' Day at an event organised by Food and Drug Administration, Karnataka, Tuesday.AI is now capable of handling tasks such as drug dispensing and analysing patient histories in developed nations, but it will not ta ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) India's drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved Ozempic (semaglutide injection) manufactured by Danish pharma company Novo Nordisk for use in adults with type-2 diabetes. According to sources, Ozempic, the once-a-week injection, will be available only on a doctor's prescription. "Semaglutide Injection (Ozempic@) is indicated for the treatment of adults with Insufficiently Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as an adjunct to Diet a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's once-a-week injection for patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes. Also Read | Durga Puja 2025: PM Narendra Modi Participates in Durga Puja Celebrations in Delhi's CR Park on Occasion of Maha Ashtami, Prays for Everyone's Happiness and Wellbeing (See Pics). In a statement provided to ANI, Novo Nordisk has stated that Ozempic is intended for individuals wit ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Ina significant crackdown on illegal drug manufacturing, the State police's Eagle team raided a major Alprazolam lab at a closed in Bowenpally on Saturday. The operation led to the seizure of 7 kg of Alprazolam and cash worth Rs 20 lakh. The clandestine lab was discovered spread across the principal's office and two classrooms of the abandoned school premises. Officials seized machines and equipment used in the manufacture of Alprazolam, a powerful prescription drug primarily used t ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited on Thursday reported a 4.12 per cent decline in net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of FY26, with earnings falling to Rs 55.8 crore from Rs 58.2 crore in the previous quarter (Q4 FY25). This dip came despite a strong rise in revenue from operations, which grew 9.56 per cent sequentially to Rs 526.3 crore from Rs 480.4 crore, according to its stock exchange filing. Other income saw a sharp decline of 30.43 per cent, dropping to ...Read More >
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the addition of 200 Aam Aadmi Clinics, bringing the total to 1,081, alongside a new WhatsApp chatbot for healthcare access. The chatbot will provide patients with prescriptions, test results, appointment reminders, and health information. Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said his government will open 200 new Aam Aadmi Clinics in the state, taking the total number of such healthcare centres to 1,081. Earlier, Mann launched a ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is closely monitoring the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, issuing timely directives to ensure effective relief efforts. Acting on his instructions, state ministers are inspecting affected areas, while Relief Commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami informed that floods have impacted 37 tehsils and 402 villages, affecting 84,392 people. Of these, 47,906 have received assistance, and 2,759 animals have been ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday announced that the state government will open 200 new Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state, taking the total number of such clinics to 1,081, in a bid to further enhance the delivery of quality healthcare services to people. Addressing a gathering during the inauguration of a WhatsApp Chatbot for 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics, Mann said it was a historic day for the healthcare sector in Punjab as these clinics have now been connected to a Wh ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) To impart quality health services, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced the government would open 200 new Aam Aadmi Clinics, taking the total number of such clinics to 1,081. Addressing the gathering at a function to mark inauguration of WhatsApp Chatbot for 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics, the Chief Minister said "it is a historic day in the healthcare sector of Punjab as a total of 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state have been connected to a What ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) The license of four pharmaceutical firms have been cancelled after they were allegedly found indulging in "clandestine purchase and sale" of addictive drugs in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. State Drugs Controller-cum-Licensing Authority Lotika Khajuria ordered enforcement action against Healthways Pharma, Rajouri, Nuegene Pharmaceutical Distributors and N T Traders of Baramulla and Essence Pharmaceutical Distributors of Srinagar, following inspection of th ...Read More >
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