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Regulator probes Bio-Med unit after meningitis vaccine samples fail test

Drug inspectors visited its facility in Ghaziabad to seize stocks and investigate the source of contaminationThe drug controller general of India has launched a probe into Bio-Med’s facility after samples of meningitis vaccine failed the sterility test at government labs in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh

2 min read19 Jul 2019
Science

Court asks govt to retest samples of Ghaziabad-based firm’s polio vaccine

The type-2 strain is thought to have been eradicated so long ago that the current polio vaccine no longer protects against it

3 min read14 Jan 2019
Companies

Polio vaccine contamination: Govt may oppose Bio-Med MD’s bail

The Bio-Med MD was arrested after traces of polio strain 2 virus were found in polio vaccines produced at the company in September, but he received bail 14 days later

2 min read5 Nov 2018
Politics

Test all polio vaccines for type 2 strain: DCGI

A three-member team constituted by the DCGI has started investigation into the issue

3 min read4 Oct 2018
Politics

Drug regulator forms team to probe polio vaccine lapse case

The three-member team will start its investigation on Wednesday to identify the possible cause of contamination

3 min read1 Oct 2018
Opinion

Opinion | The need for growth in Indian biosimilars

We are seeing an alarming spike across developing countries in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases

4 min read3 Sep 2018
Opinion

Monkeys and technology

Promising new technologies have the potential to make much of the world's current animal research obsolete

5 min read13 Feb 2018
Science

Drug-resistant tuberculosis cases on rise in India

A study found over 40% of 45,076 patients, in 75 selected studies for review, suspected for resistance to any first-line anti-TB drugs, tested positive in the last 20 years

2 min read26 Oct 2017
Politics

New norms for disposal of waste from medical devices?

The disposal of waste from medical devices should be brought under government regulation as they are a major health hazard, health ministry tells environment ministry

2 min read6 Oct 2017
Politics

CPCB issues draft norms on disposal of bio-medical waste

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has come out with draft guidelines on a 'bar code system' for proper disposal of bio-medical waste

2 min read14 Aug 2017
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