Drug Regulation
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Patanjali apology should not have to be seen through microscope, says Supreme Court
The court said the expression of regret must be as conspicuous as the misleading advertisements that the company had put out.
Scroll Staff
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SC gives Patanjali one week to publicly apologise for misleading advertisements
‘What we did should not have been done,’ yoga guru Ramdev told the court, saying that his company had published the ads ‘on impulse’.
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SC rejects Patanjali’s second apology, says company showed ‘wilful, deliberate disobedience’
The court also castigated the Uttarakhand State Licencing Authority for its inaction and said: ‘We will rip you apart’.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Uzbekistan: Indian among 23 convicted for deaths due to contaminated cough syrup
Executive director of Quramax Medical, Singh Raghvendra Pratar, was handed the longest sentence of 20 years in jail for distributing the Indian-made medicine.
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The story of a drug that India has failed to ban
The Centre banned the sale of Deanxit, a contested psychiatric drug approved without clinical data. But 10 years on, it continues to be sold by other companies.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Centre sounds alert on common painkiller Meftal, says it may cause adverse reaction
The drug is commonly used to relieve pain during menstrual cramps.
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Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Changes to drug patent rules could affect India’s vast generic medicine industry, drive up costs
Amendments to the Patent Rules grant more power to patent holders and may lead to an increase in the cost of treatment of critical diseases.
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
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Distributors of contaminated Indian cough syrup paid bribes to skip mandatory test: Uzbekistan
Officials also increased the toll due to contaminated syrup to 65 from 20.
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WHO issues alert about another India-made syrup, flags ‘substandard’ quality
This was the fifth time in the past year that the global health body issued such an alert about syrup medications manufactured in India.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Centre sets deadline for pharmaceutical firms to adopt WHO’s good manufacturing practices
The health ministry said that companies with turnover of over Rs 250 crore will have to implement the guidelines within six months.
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A WHO alert about Indian pharma firm failed to spark strong regulatory action, experts say
Officials say since the eye ointment it made did not cause a serious adverse event, strict action was not warranted. Experts disagree.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Gambia tightens pharmaceutical quality checks for shipments from India
At least 70 children died in the West African country last year due to acute kidney injury, which the doctors had linked to adulterated cough syrups from India.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate