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A Biosimilar Bevacizumab for Treating Several Types of Cancer

Trastuzumab - a breast cancer drug manufactured by Roche and Genentech Inc., is imported and marketed in India by Roche Products (India) Private Limited under the brand names Herceptin, Herclon and Biceltis.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister of India, has given approval to accede to the Protocol under World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ...

On January 19, 2018, the CDSCO has published clarification regarding issuance of NOC for issuing Form 29 License used to manufacture drugs for the purposes of examination, test or analysis of biological products (Vaccines 86 r-DNA products).

In February 2019, the Government of India introduced first draft regulatory guidelines for evaluation of nanopharmaceutical products for therapeutic use in the country.

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 ("Act") is the primary legislation governing the manufacture, sale, distribution and import of drugs and cosmetics in India.

The DTAB has reportedly appointed an expert committee under Ms Nilima Shirsagar, retired dean of Mumbai's KEM Hospital to review the safety, efficacy and therapeutic justification of several fixed dose combinations.

It is the first gene therapy to be recommended for approval for a retinal disease.

The clinical trial on new drugs is regulated under the provision of D&C rule 1945 as amended from time to time.

The WHO has issued draft guidelines on Good Pharmacopoeial Practices and is looking for the industry to comment before March 10, 2015.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the draft Drugs and Cosmetics Bill, 2015 to amend the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940.

The government, on May 16, 2013, notified new norms that will bring down prices of essential medicines, increase the number of drugs under price control, and alter the way the government regulates prices in the 72,000 crore domestic market.

Food Fortification is the process of deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so as to improve the nutritional quality of food and to provide public health benefit...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory dated March 7, 2024 to address food safety concerns in the airline industry. The advisory focuses on the appropriate endorsements...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has proposed amendments to packaging regulations that would mandate pan masala manufacturers to abandon plastic-based packaging in favor of paper, cellulose, tin, or glass materials. This regulatory intervention harmonizes food safety standards with environmental protection mandates by incorporating provisions from the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, creating a comprehensive framework that addresses both public health and sustainability concerns. The dr

On July 10, 2019, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission declared that the Government of Ghana has given recognition to the Indian pharmacopoeia after continuous efforts of Central government in achieving the recognition

It will also enable rigorous punishment to the offenders if the drug is found illegally stocked or distributed.