The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is India's national regulatory authority for pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It ensures the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs. The CDSCO formulates standards and guidelines for drug approval. It plays a crucial role in public health. The organisation also oversees clinical trials and monitors adverse drug reactions. Its work is vital for healthcare in India.
India has recently given emergency-use approval to two COVID-19 vaccines- 'Covishield' and 'Covaxin'. Both the vaccines were recommended by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of DGCI (Drug Controller...
In normal times, drugs and vaccines required to be tested and approved by regulatory authorities of a country before they can be commercially used. But Emergency Use Authorisation...
The New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019 has been issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare in March 2019. It has regulations over the...
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), a prominent health authority in India, has given the green light to Bharat Biotech to initiate human clinical trials for its...
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in Trivandrum, Kerala, has made headline news with its development of a low-cost diagnostic test kit capable of...
The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has declared that starting from April 1, 2020, medical equipment will be classified as 'drugs' under Section 3 of the...
A recent proposal by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare aims to bring under the purview of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, all instruments or devices...
Following the revelation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the trace presence of carcinogenic substances in Ranitidine, a commonly used drug for acidity and ulcers,...
The Sarnath Lion Capital is the most celebrated architectural masterpiece of the Mauryan Empire (c. 268–232 BCE). Commissioned by Emperor Ashoka, it was originally erected atop a monolithic...
The agrarian policy of the British East India Company and the subsequent British Raj revolutionized the traditional Indian land system. By transforming land into private property and a...
