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CDSCO mandates warning updates on widely used antibiotic and thyroid drug
When iron pills reached every doorstep in Telangana, why did two-thirds refuse to take them?
In Telangana, pharmaceuticals are being sold as food supplements to bypass regulations
PM Modi sounds alarm on antibiotics, the fallout could impact medical tourism in India
When fertility centres turn into pharmacies: Telangana drug officials seize illicit drug stock
Prosecutions for spurious drugs hit five-year high in 2024–25 even as detections fall
Reimagining ‘Rasayana’: Kerala probes science behind Ayurveda’s longevity claims
Same disease, stark bills: ₹70,000 vs ₹5 lakh — because 8 in 10 Indians carry superbugs
Telangana lab flags 10 substandard drugs; two blacklisted from government hospitals
Telangana DCA busts illegal Mephentermine sales to gym-goers in Secunderabad
Why do Indian doctors keep prescribing antibiotics when they know they shouldn’t?
Acid-blocking drugs harm kids more than help, warns Indian paediatric study
Why are legible prescriptions still mystery in India’s healthcare despite court order?
CDSCO flags 8 batches of spurious drugs; PAN 40, Venclyxto, Telma H among fake meds
India renews scrutiny of popular antacid Ranitidine over cancer risk concerns
CDSCO flags 60 medicines as substandard, including drugs linked to blindness and maternal deaths
Ranitidine still widely used five years after global ban over cancer risk, India to assess safety
Can mandatory generic prescriptions cure India’s pharma-doctor nexus?
Another month another fake blood pressure medicine in market: CDSCO flags spurious batch of Telma 40
145 drugs including popular blood pressure medicine Telma AM fail quality tests

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