medicine
11 ARTICLES
Aurobindo, Glenmark and Zydus recall products in the US market
All three Indian pharma companies have initiated the recall due to quality concerns.
15 Dec 2024
Dr Reddy’s hit by a big recall in the US
The FDA flags manufacturing issues in multiple strengths of Cinacalcet tablets produced by the pharma major in India.
03 Nov 2024
Zydus Lifesciences pulled up by FDA over quality-control issues
The US health regulator, in a letter to the pharma company, accuses it of violating good manufacturing practices at its Vadodara plant.
15 Sept 2024
156 commonly used combination drugs in India banned over harmful effects
These medicines—combinations of two or more active drugs—were found to have ingredients that had no therapeutic justification and did more harm than good.
22 Aug 2024
How dangerous are influencers peddling supplements?
Short answer: Fairly. But it doesn’t look like they’re going to stop anytime soon.
17 Jun 2023
The government won’t do anything about ayurveda’s heavy metal problem
India wants to go big with ayurveda exports. But it’s not willing to prove that the medicines are safe.
16 Feb 2023
India’s unexplained push for homeopathy
Countries across the world are withdrawing state support for homeopathy. In India, public funding for it has more than doubled in the last decade.
04 Feb 2023
How surgery startups trap patients
A mix of fear and urgency has made it easy for online health companies to convince people to undergo surgeries.
28 Jul 2022
The financial cost of having a baby
The importance of financial readiness for having children can’t be stressed upon enough. Surprisingly, this topic hasn’t made it to popular discourse yet.
17 May 2022
