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Ayush Ministry to amend D&C Rules mandating cGMP for homoeopathic drug manufacturing license

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The Union Ministry of Ayush will soon amend the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945 to mandate good manufacturing practices for Homoeopathy drug manufacturing, stipulating procedures for loan licensing in the system of Homoeopathy and specifying timelines for issuance of license, among others.

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TN govt appoints M N Sridhar as state licensing authority & controlling authority for DC department

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The Tamil Nadu government has appointed the incumbent controlling authority (CA) of the drugs control administration, M N Sridhar, as state licensing and controlling authority (SLA and CA) for the department of drugs control from June 18 onwards.

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CDSCO reminds medical device firms to pay retention fee to continue holding licenses & certificates

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The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has requested all stakeholders in the medical devices sector to deposit the requisite fee for retention of license or registration certificate under the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017, well before the stipulated timeline in order to avoid cancellation of the approvals.The drug regulator, in (..)

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Centralisation of drug licensing may not be the right path to improve quality of drugs: SPIC

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Empowering of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) through centralisation of drug licensing may not be the path to improve the quality of drugs manufactured in the country both for domestic and international markets, says SME Pharma Industries Confederation (SPIC), the apex organisation of small and medium pharma industries in the (..)

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6 Operational Considerations You Need To Know for Psychedelic Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Bringing a psychedelic into a clinical trial setting is complex and requires a thorough operational approach to ensure the study’s success. Psychedelic trials need to be done with scientific rigor. Our team published recently in The Journal of Psychedelic Psychiatry exploring how we can bring more rigor to these trials.

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GSK shelves filing plans for arthritis drug after trial results

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GSK said the drug, formerly a top prospect licensed from German biotech Morphosys, showed “limited efficacy” in a Phase 3 study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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CDSCO centralises powers to issue NOC for unapproved, banned & new drugs solely for exports

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The national drug regulator has withdrawn the powers delegated to the State and Union Territory (UT) Licensing Authorities to issue No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for manufacture of unapproved, banned or new drugs solely for export purpose, asking the industry to file fresh applications with the central authority online from May 15.

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