Centre Plans To Restrict New TB Drugs To Govt Channels, Bar Private Sale

Centre Plans To Restrict New TB Drugs To Govt Channels, Bar Private Sale

Last Updated:June 26, 2025, 00:53 is Experts fear that unregulated access could lead to indiscriminate use, risking treatment failures and accelerating the development of drug resistance According to WHO’s Global TB Report, India has made significant progress in fighting tuberculosis. Under the NTEP, the incidence rate of TB cases has dropped by nearly 17.7%, from…

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Coming Soon: QR Codes On Vaccines, Anti-Cancer Drugs, Narcotics & More Despite Industry Pushback

Coming Soon: QR Codes On Vaccines, Anti-Cancer Drugs, Narcotics & More Despite Industry Pushback

Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 21:52 is There’s no need to install any special app—just like scanning a menu at a coffee shop, you can scan the code directly with your phone’s camera The move aims to enhance traceability, combat counterfeit drugs, and improve pharmacovigilance. QR codes are already present on 300 top-selling medicines in India….

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Punjab Drug Smugglers On Back Foot: Police To Use GPS Anklets, AI-Backed Database To Track Them

Punjab Drug Smugglers On Back Foot: Police To Use GPS Anklets, AI-Backed Database To Track Them

Last Updated:June 01, 2025, 06:30 is GPS anklets would be placed on notorious smugglers released on bail to monitor their movements while ensuring the right to privacy is respected, DGP Gaurav Yadav said The DGP also mentioned that artificial intelligence software will be created to upload information about arrested drug smugglers into a centralised database,…

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Khalistani Extremists Have Developed Deep Roots in Canada with ISI Blueprint: Sources | Exclusive – News18

Khalistani Extremists Have Developed Deep Roots in Canada with ISI Blueprint: Sources | Exclusive – News18

The Khalistani movement has established deep roots in Canada with the help of extremists and local politicians, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 on Wednesday. Punjabi criminals, problematic migrants with aspirations to settle down permanently, and plotting by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are the root cause, they added. The Justin Trudeau government, the sources said, has…

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After Top Drugs Failing Quality Test, Chemist Lobby Prescribes Retailers Not Buy Stocks from Unknown Sellers – News18

After Top Drugs Failing Quality Test, Chemist Lobby Prescribes Retailers Not Buy Stocks from Unknown Sellers – News18

AIOCD has asked chemists to source their stocks from companies rather than dubious channels that may introduce counterfeit drugs into the supply chain under the guise of higher profit margins. (Representational image/Getty) The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) representing more than 10 lakh offline chemists across India told its members to strictly…

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FATF Report Praises India for High Level of Technical Compliance, Steps to Curb Terror Financing – News18

FATF Report Praises India for High Level of Technical Compliance, Steps to Curb Terror Financing – News18

Last Updated: September 19, 2024, 21:29 IST India’s main money laundering risks originate from illegal activities within the country; these risks relate primarily to fraud, including cyber-enabled fraud, corruption and drug trafficking. Representational image The report though says India faces serious terrorism and terrorist financing threats, including those related to ISIL or al-Qaeda India has…

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Manipur Violence Linked to ‘Drug Economy’, ‘Christian World’, Intel Sources Tell News18 – News18

Manipur Violence Linked to ‘Drug Economy’, ‘Christian World’, Intel Sources Tell News18 – News18

Last Updated: September 03, 2024, 16:14 IST Police at a hospital after suspected Kuki militants attacked Koutruk villagers, in Imphal. (File photo/PTI) A big parallel economy of drugs worth Rs 60,000 crore is flourishing in Manipur against the state budget of Rs 35,000 crore, the sources said. The Golden Triangle of drugs involving Laos, Myanmar,…

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Oxetol Or Exitol? Indian Regulator Plans Public Access to Drug Database with ‘Similar’ Medicines Causing Confusion – News18

    Oxetol Or Exitol? Indian Regulator Plans Public Access to Drug Database with ‘Similar’ Medicines Causing Confusion – News18

    This database will enable pharmaceutical companies to search for existing brand names before submitting applications for registering theirs. (Representational image/Getty) According to government documents, the consequences of confusion between many such medications can be serious for patients as doctors prescribe these drugs being sold under identical brand names for the treatment of very different diseases…

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