Indian pharmaceutical companies will have to stop using plastic or PET containers in liquid oral formulations meant for paediatric formulations, geriatrics, women in reproductive age group and pregnant women.

Viewing adverse effects on drug formulations packed in plastic bottles, the government has decided to ban use of plastic/PET containers in liquid oral formulations and has given six months to the companies to switch over.

Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that there is a need to strike balance between the interests of all the stakeholders with regard to the country’s regulatory policy on clini

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has washed its hands of the clinical drug trials that took place on gas-victims at Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC).

The new draft protocol for clinical trials of drugs, on the lines suggested by the Supreme Court, is making it difficult for global drug manufacturers to find subjects for testing new chemical comp

Biocon’s launch of the world’s first bio-similar of Trastuzumab, a critical breast cancer drug, is unlikely to benefit patients in a big way if the company sticks to the prices it has indicated, cl

Hyderabad, where one-third of the country’s drugs are manufactured, is unfortunately being referred to as the “city with the most polluted lakes”, thanks to the pharma industry.

Over 300 bulk drug units in and around the city limits are violating the safe discharge norms of effluents. Topping the list of highly polluted lakes are the Kazipally lake and the Jellelavagu lake in Medak district.

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has released draft guidelines that make it mandatory for clinical research organisations to conduct an audiovisual recording of the trial patients inform

Clearing Bodies Will Now Need Accreditation

The government is set to tighten regulation of clinical trials in India by mandating that ethics committees that clear clinical trials will not only have to be registered but also accredited.