Presently there is no specific provision under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules for payment of compensation in case of clinical trial related injury or death of the subject. However, the Good Clinical Practice...

n the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, in Part X-A, after 122Dab, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “122 DAC. (1) Permission to conduct clinical trial- The licensing Authority as defined...

In the Drugs and Cosmetics rules 1945, after rule 122DC, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- 122 DD. Registration of Ethics Committee-(1) No Ethics committee shall review and accord its approval...

As per notification vide GSR No.332 (E) Dated 23 May 2013 Government had suspended the manufacture, sale and distribution of Dextropropoxyphene and formulations containing Dextropropoxyphene for human use. Its sale already banned...

According to DCG (I) file No. 4-01/2013-DC (Misc 13-PSC) dated 15 Jan 2013, In respect of FDC Falling under definition of “New Drug” licensed by state licensing Authorities before 1.10.12, without the...

(Reuters) – European health regulators on Tuesday approved an eagerly anticipated blood thinner developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Pfizer Inc for preventing strokes and blood clots in patients with an irregular...

(CNN) – When you’re a patient, you trust you’re in good hands, but even the best doctor or nurse can make a mistake on you or someone you love. “Mistakes are happening every...

Physicians applaud the latest step in reducing new HIV cases, but insist that high-risk individuals who take the medication still need to practice safe sex. After decades of health professionals trying to...