Cough syrup deaths overseas prompts US crackdown on toxic testing
Source: medicaldialogues The U.S. FDA is cracking down on lax testing practices by dozens of makers of healthcare products following hundreds of deaths overseas from contaminated cough syrups, a Reuters review of regulatory alerts found. The Food and Drug Administration has reprimanded at least 28 companies this year, saying they failed to prove sufficient testing […]
Govt launches Rs 5K cr R&D scheme for pharma, medtech
Source: Deccanherald Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the domestic pharmaceutical companies invested less on research and development when compared to multinational companies. The Centre on Tuesday launched a Rs 5,000 crore scheme to promote R&D in the pharmaceuticals and medical technology sectors including a programme to fund more than Rs 1100 crore in nine […]