Expressing concern over risks involved in clinical trials, the state government has advocated for a warning system to patients, who will be subject of the trials, that should be put in place apart

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will ‘test’ the new National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy-2012 for fixing prices of essential medicines in the country and also the Drugs (Prices Control) Ord

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The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has recently issued notices to as many as three companies in the city and ordered a major pharmaceutical company to shut down for flouting pollution c

The Centre on Monday sought two weeks to apprise the Supreme Court on the safety mechanism put in place before commencement of the clinical trials with regard to new drugs/chemical entities.

The Rajasthan Government has argued for greater involvement of State Governments in the drug trial process along with online monitoring of trial subjects and provision of immediate medical care in

The Centre also assured the apex court that it will not allow clinical trials for 162 drugs permitted by it earlier

No clinical trials should be allowed for new drugs till a mechanism is put in place to monitor them and to protect the lives of people on which drugs are tested, the Supreme Court today said.

Umbrella body mooted to oversee accreditation of institutions and for setting up ethics committees

An official expert committee has recommended major changes in the guidelines for approval of new drugs, clinical trials and banning of medicines.
It suggested setting up of a council to oversee the accreditation of institutions, clinical investigators and institute ethics committees for clinical trials in the country.

After the government failed to include the traditional stream of medicines in the Drugs and Cosmetics (amendment) Bill, 2013, it is now mulling a separate legislation to regulate systems such as ay

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