AIOCD demands strict action against illegal e-pharmacies; raises alarm over inaction by SLAs

Jul 27, 2025

The All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.40 lakh chemists across India, has expressed grave concern over the illegal and unregulated...

NCB busts international drug cartel, 9 including Mexican chemists arrested

Feb 12, 2024

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Delhi Zonal Unit on Monday claimed to have busted an international drug cartel, resulting in the arrest of nine...

Shimla patients get relief as new GST reforms reduce medicine prices by up to 10 per cent

Sep 26, 2025

The Pharmaceutical companies and chemists in Shimla have begun implementing the revised GST night tariff on medicines, bringing much-needed relief to patients and the...

Ahmedabad fights Covid: Except milk parlours, chemists, all shops to remain shut

May 06, 2020

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 6 : All shops except those providing milk and medicines in Ahmedabad will remain closed in Ahmedabad till May 15...

FDA gives directions for using only ICMR-approved diagnostic kits in Goa

Jul 18, 2020

Panaji (Goa) [India], July 19 : Goa Food and Drugs Administration has urged people, chemists, and druggists that rapid diagnostic kits approved by...

Amid rise in dengue cases, Delhi govt asks chemists not to sell painkillers

Jul 21, 2023

"Aspirin, Ibuprofen and Diclofenac group of medicines may be restricted to be sold on a prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only," read the...