Latest Drugs and Cosmetics Act News & Updates

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The fourth meeting of the National Compliance Platform (NCP), which focused on emerging doping challenges in sports, was held on Monday under the leadership of the Secretary (Sports) at the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.Hari Ranjan Rao, Secretary (Sports), conducted a comprehensive review of anti-doping measures undertaken by various stakeholders and discussed ways to strengthen inter-ministerial coordination to prevent doping and promote clean and fair sports a…

Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Officials of the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, raided a quack’s clinic in Karimnagar district and seized drugs illegally stocked for sale. Shahnawaz Qasim, Director General, Drugs Control Administration, said on Sunday that acting on credible information, officials raided the premises of quack Vemula Sai Krishna at Hima Bindu First Aid Centre, Gattubuthkur Village, Gangadhara Mandal.Sai Krishna was conducting clinical practice without proper qualifications. Dur…

Jaipur, Jan 3 (IANS) In a major crackdown on illegal drug trade, Barmer Police in Rajasthan seized 12,645 restricted tablets, including 1,329 combipack kits containing 6,645 tablets, during a raid in the Rico area, officials said on Saturday. Acting on specific intelligence, a team from Rico Police Station searched a room belonging to Deep Singh, son of Heer Singh, a resident of Kapurdi located at Danji Ki Hodi, and recovered the contraband hidden in a plastic sack.The seizure included 6,000 tab…