Mansukh Mandaviya directs drug regulator to act against spurious drugs makers

Jul 11, 2023

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to take stringent actions against those pharmaceutical manufacturing companies that...

Pakistan's drug makers threaten to close 600 factories across country next week

Mar 18, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 : Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) warned the Imran Khan-led government of closing around 600 pharma production units across the...

US sanctioned Chinese firms in bid to combat drug trade

Dec 15, 2021

Washington [US], December 16 : The United States on Wednesday sanctioned four Chinese painkiller makers in a bid to combat the illicit drug trade.

Rising volume to lift bulk Indian drug makers' revenue 6-8% this fiscal: Crisil

Nov 20, 2023

The bulk drugs segment of the Indian pharmaceutical sector is expected to see revenue grow at 6-8 per cent this fiscal year, helped by...

Drug addiction grows in Pakistan: Report

Nov 19, 2022

Citing the same report, the Dawn newspaper last month said that the number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per...

International drug trafficking runs through Pakistan: Report

Dec 28, 2022

An international drug smuggling network that stretches from Nigeria to Afghanistan via some Gulf countries runs through Pakistan.