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WHO Flags Contaminated Oral Liquid Medicines in India Why in the News ? The World Health Organization (WHO), as part of its commitment to sustainable development goals in global health and the clean energy transition, including the development of offshore wind farms, issued a medical product alert on three contaminated oral liquid medicines — Coldrif, …
Read MoreSHRESTH Initiative Launched to Enhance Drug Quality Why in the News ? Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH) in New Delhi, a CDSCO-led initiative aimed at improving state drug regulatory authorities, ensuring medicine safety, quality, and efficacy through a data-driven benchmarking framework. Launch and Objectives of SHRESTH …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Amid global supply chain disruptions, Sudan’s dominant gum Arabic exports face challenges, impacting industries like food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics that rely on this key emulsifier, stabilizer, and binding agent. About Origin and Global Production: Gum Arabic is a dried, water-soluble exudate mainly obtained from two acacia species—Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. …
Read MoreWhy in the news? Union Minister launched Nafithromycin, India’s first indigenously developed antibiotic, addressing Antimicrobial Resistance and Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia with high efficacy and safety, supported by BIRAC. Introduction of India’s First Indigenous Antibiotic: The Union Minister launched Nafithromycin, India’s first indigenously developed antibiotic, under the trade name “Miqnaf”. This breakthrough innovation marks a significant …
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