http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/drug-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2026. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:23:26 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/dementia-in-india-lecanemab-makes-early-diagnosis-crucial-225358-1.htm India is facing a growing bdementia burden/b at the same time as a new chapter in bAlzheimer's treatment/b begins. An estimated b8.8 million ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dementia-in-india-lecanemab-makes-early-diagnosis-crucial-225358-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/glp-1-drugs-under-the-lens-for-possible-eye-risks-225337-1.htm bGLP-1/b drugs such as bmedlinksemaglutide/medlink/b have transformed bmedlinkdiabetes/medlink and weight management/b, but their ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/glp-1-drugs-under-the-lens-for-possible-eye-risks-225337-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-modifies-rules-to-promote-innovative-alternatives-to-animal-testing-225336-1.htm On bSeptember 21, 2026/b, the U.S Food and Drug Administration issued a rule updating its regulations on testing new drugs and biological products on animal before human trials.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-modifies-rules-to-promote-innovative-alternatives-to-animal-testing-225336-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cdsco-warns-painkiller-antibiotic-misuse-can-harm-kidneys-225331-1.htm India's drug regulator has issued a fresh warning against the bindiscriminate, repeated or prolonged use of common painkillers and antibiotics/b, ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cdsco-warns-painkiller-antibiotic-misuse-can-harm-kidneys-225331-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/karnataka-fake-drug-racket-24-licences-face-action-225319-1.htm A major crackdown on an alleged bspurious drug network in Karnataka/b has widened after the Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration cancelled ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/karnataka-fake-drug-racket-24-licences-face-action-225319-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/beyond-blood-sugar-two-diabetes-drugs-may-help-slow-kidney-damage-225294-1.htm Could some diabetes medicines do more than control blood sugar? A large U.S. study suggests they may also help protect the kidneys. h2Could Diabetes ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/beyond-blood-sugar-two-diabetes-drugs-may-help-slow-kidney-damage-225294-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/major-study-reveals-death-risk-linked-to-cefepime-225241-1.htm bCefepime/b, a commonly used hospital antibiotic, is under safety scrutiny after a large analysis found a possible link with higher mortality. The ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/major-study-reveals-death-risk-linked-to-cefepime-225241-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-psychedelic-hearing-could-reshape-mental-health-care-225218-1.htm bThe United States Food and Drug Administration is opening a public discussion on one of the most closely watched and frequently misunderstood the areas ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-psychedelic-hearing-could-reshape-mental-health-care-225218-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/could-an-arthritis-drug-treat-depression-that-wont-respond-to-antidepressants-225214-1.htm Most of the medlinkantidepressants/medlink target the serotonin pathway for medlinkdepression treatment/medlink and it is most prescribed worldwide.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/could-an-arthritis-drug-treat-depression-that-wont-respond-to-antidepressants-225214-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/arbor-launches-glp-1-plans-starting-at-99-per-month-225213-1.htm GLP-1 medications have become increasingly popular for weight management, but the high cost of some treatments can make them difficult to access without insurance coverage.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/arbor-launches-glp-1-plans-starting-at-99-per-month-225213-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/harmful-prescribing-cascades-identified-in-older-adults-225176-1.htm Older adults taking multiple medications may be at risk of receiving unnecessary medicines when drug side effects are mistaken for new health conditions.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/harmful-prescribing-cascades-identified-in-older-adults-225176-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/beyond-diabetes-and-weight-loss-glp-1-drug-semaglutide-may-reduce-asthma-attacks-225134-1.htm Semaglutide is making headlines for weight loss-but could its benefits extend to the lungs? One of the world's most talked-about weight-loss drugs, ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/beyond-diabetes-and-weight-loss-glp-1-drug-semaglutide-may-reduce-asthma-attacks-225134-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alexander-disease-finally-has-an-fda-approved-drug-225132-1.htm Alexander disease is a rare genetic disorder that progressively damages the nervous system, leaving patients with limited treatment options. The FDA approval ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alexander-disease-finally-has-an-fda-approved-drug-225132-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/dcgi-alerts-states-after-suspected-fake-abhayrab-vaccine-seized-225090-1.htm bIndian drug regulators have alerted states and Union territories after suspected counterfeit Abhayrab rabies vaccine vials seized from an unlicensed ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dcgi-alerts-states-after-suspected-fake-abhayrab-vaccine-seized-225090-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-approves-etcamah-for-esr1-mutated-advanced-breast-cancer-225083-1.htm Could a blood test reveal that breast cancer is becoming resistant to treatment before the change appears on a scan? The US Food and Drug Administration ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-approves-etcamah-for-esr1-mutated-advanced-breast-cancer-225083-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fact-check-can-ivermectin-and-mebendazole-treat-cancer-225036-1.htm bThere is currently no reliable clinical evidence that ivermectin or mebendazole can treat or cure cancer in humans./b No completed clinical trial ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fact-check-can-ivermectin-and-mebendazole-treat-cancer-225036-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/bengaluru-peptide-party-cancelled-over-safety-concerns-225026-1.htm bPeptides are increasingly promoted for weight loss, muscle recovery, anti-ageing and medlinklongevity/medlink, /b but not all peptide products ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bengaluru-peptide-party-cancelled-over-safety-concerns-225026-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/andhra-girl-dies-after-chloroquine-distribution-cm-naidu-orders-probe-225008-1.htm A medical emergency in Andhra Pradesh's Polavaram district has triggered a high-level inquiry after a bseven-year-old girl died and dozens of villagers ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/andhra-girl-dies-after-chloroquine-distribution-cm-naidu-orders-probe-225008-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/trump-announces-drug-pricing-deals-with-nine-companies-224986-1.htm President Donald Trump has announced voluntary agreements with bAlcon, Astellas Pharma, BeOne Medicines, BridgeBio, CSL, Kyowa Kirin, Sun Pharma, Teva Pharmaceuticals and UCB/b.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/trump-announces-drug-pricing-deals-with-nine-companies-224986-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/eli-lilly-bets-288-billion-on-autoimmune-drugs-224983-1.htm Eli Lilly is making a major move beyond its blockbuster medlinkdiabetes/medlink and obesity medicines, agreeing to acquire biotechnology company Merida Biosciences for up to (Dollor) 2.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/eli-lilly-bets-288-billion-on-autoimmune-drugs-224983-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/maharashtra-fda-cancels-cipla-pune-cf-units-drug-sale-licence-224934-1.htm bMaharashtra's Food and Drug Administration has cancelled the drug sale licence of the Pune carry-and-forwarding unit operated for Cipla Pharma (and) Life ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/maharashtra-fda-cancels-cipla-pune-cf-units-drug-sale-licence-224934-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/baxter-recalls-injectables-over-steel-and-fiberglass-risk-224930-1.htm bBaxter International/b has voluntarily recalled selected lots of three injectable products in the United States because they may contain bstainless-steel or fiberglass particles.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/baxter-recalls-injectables-over-steel-and-fiberglass-risk-224930-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/irish-hospitals-warn-against-illegal-retatrutide-use-224885-1.htm bHealth professionals in Ireland have warned the public not to use retatrutide obtained online, through social media or from fitness networks/b after ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/irish-hospitals-warn-against-illegal-retatrutide-use-224885-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/foundayo-daily-glp-1-pill-reaches-uk-pharmacies-224845-1.htm Could a daily tablet make GLP-1 treatment more accessible to people who cannot or do not want to use injections? Foundayo, the brand name for borforglipron/b, ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/foundayo-daily-glp-1-pill-reaches-uk-pharmacies-224845-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-recalls-vitruvias-thyroid-tablets-over-superpotency-concerns-224840-1.htm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a nationwide recall of one lot of Vitruvias Therapeutics' Thyroid Tablets, USP 30 mg, after ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-recalls-vitruvias-thyroid-tablets-over-superpotency-concerns-224840-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/doxycycline-making-a-comeback-as-go-to-antibiotic-for-mrsa-skin-infections-224837-1.htm bDoxycycline remains a practical oral option for selected skin and skin structure infections (SSTIs), particularly when methicillin-resistant IStaphylococcus ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/doxycycline-making-a-comeback-as-go-to-antibiotic-for-mrsa-skin-infections-224837-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/what-is-a-switchable-smart-gel-new-research-explores-drug-delivery-224804-1.htm Researchers at the University of Birmingham have bdeveloped a new multi-responsive material that can switch between a gel and a liquid-like state when exposed to different external triggers.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/what-is-a-switchable-smart-gel-new-research-explores-drug-delivery-224804-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/bengalurus-83775-crore-fake-medicine-racket-busted-how-to-tell-if-your-medicine-is-fake-224761-1.htm A major fake medicine racket near Bengaluru busted by the authorities in Karnataka, seizing counterfeit drugs worth close to b (and) #8377;5 crore/b from an unlicensed unit near the Bidadi toll gate.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bengalurus-83775-crore-fake-medicine-racket-busted-how-to-tell-if-your-medicine-is-fake-224761-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/contamination-alert-nearly-40000-eye-drops-recalled-224754-1.htm Nearly b40,000 bottles of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief are being recalled/b in the U.S. because of concerns about sterility. Past FDA warnings ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/contamination-alert-nearly-40000-eye-drops-recalled-224754-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-does-oseltamivir-treatment-help-children-with-influenza-224728-1.htm medlinkChildren/medlink hospitalized with influenza were less likely to require intensive care and had shorter hospital stays when they received the ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-does-oseltamivir-treatment-help-children-with-influenza-224728-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/kenya-expands-semaglutide-options-for-diabetes-care-224695-1.htm Could five new semaglutide medicines improve access to diabetes treatment in Kenya without encouraging unsafe self-medication for weight loss? Kenya's ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/kenya-expands-semaglutide-options-for-diabetes-care-224695-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/can-a-weight-loss-drug-help-treat-psoriatic-arthritis-224672-1.htm A new study suggests that adding the bweight-loss drug medlinktirzepatide/medlink to biologic treatment /b may improve outcomes for people with ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/can-a-weight-loss-drug-help-treat-psoriatic-arthritis-224672-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/australia-records-62-death-reports-involving-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-224668-1.htm Australian pharmacovigilance data have recorded 62 reports with fatal outcomes involving bGLP-1 medicines/b, but these reports describe suspected associations rather than confirmed causes.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/australia-records-62-death-reports-involving-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-224668-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-pressure-drug-lots-recalled-in-us-and-taiwan-224661-1.htm Could a medlinkblood pressure/medlink tablet that does not dissolve as expected provide less medicine than the patient needs? Separate batches of ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-pressure-drug-lots-recalled-in-us-and-taiwan-224661-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/lilly-sues-six-companies-over-illegal-retatrutide-sales-224630-1.htm Can an experimental obesity drug that has not been approved by any regulator legally be sold directly to consumers? bEli Lilly has filed six federal ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/lilly-sues-six-companies-over-illegal-retatrutide-sales-224630-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/atorvastatin-users-advised-to-check-drug-interactions-224623-1.htm Could a medicine prescribed to prevent heart attacks and strokes become risky when combined with certain antibiotics, antifungals or even grapefruit juice? Statins ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/atorvastatin-users-advised-to-check-drug-interactions-224623-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ebola-vaccine-trial-begins-in-nova-scotia-but-why-canada-224602-1.htm The first participant in a new medlinkEbola/medlink vaccine trial received their shot in bTruro, Nova Scotia, on 4 August 2026/b - a distinctive ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ebola-vaccine-trial-begins-in-nova-scotia-but-why-canada-224602-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/trump-order-calls-for-fewer-vaccines-and-split-mmr-224592-1.htm President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 10, 2026, establishing bthree categories of federal childhood immunization recommendations/b.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/trump-order-calls-for-fewer-vaccines-and-split-mmr-224592-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/why-is-england-wasting-enough-medicine-to-fill-75-swimming-pools-224546-1.htm In an analyzed data from 2024-25, the bNational Pharmacy Association (NPA) estimated that in England (UK) there are 3,400 tonnes of partly used medicines ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/why-is-england-wasting-enough-medicine-to-fill-75-swimming-pools-224546-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/maharashtra-homeopathy-rule-sparks-patient-safety-debate-224528-1.htm Maharashtra has operationalized a state-specific pathway allowing registered homeopathy practitioners to prescribe certain modern medicines after completing ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/maharashtra-homeopathy-rule-sparks-patient-safety-debate-224528-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mounjaro-use-examined-after-norfolk-woman-dies-from-bowel-perforation-224523-1.htm An inquest is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Caroline Savage, a 73-year-old woman from Wortwell in Norfolk who became seriously ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mounjaro-use-examined-after-norfolk-woman-dies-from-bowel-perforation-224523-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/india-tightens-oversight-of-glp-1-weight-loss-medicines-224505-1.htm The bCentral Government/b has strengthened regulatory oversight of bGLP-1 receptor agonist medicines/b, directing drug regulators across States ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/india-tightens-oversight-of-glp-1-weight-loss-medicines-224505-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/what-is-the-340b-rebate-model-hrsas-new-2027-plan-explained-224427-1.htm The bHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)/b on Friday unveiled a revised plan to overhaul how a major drug discount programme operates, ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/what-is-the-340b-rebate-model-hrsas-new-2027-plan-explained-224427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/delhi-hc-lets-hpv-vaccine-drive-continue-amid-safety-plea-224407-1.htm India's nationwide bhuman papillomavirus vaccination/b campaign will continue after the Delhi High Court declined to grant an interim stay sought through a public interest litigation.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/delhi-hc-lets-hpv-vaccine-drive-continue-amid-safety-plea-224407-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rohto-cooling-eye-drops-pulled-nationwide-in-class-ii-recall-224394-1.htm Nearly 12 million cartons of Rohto Cooling Eye Drops have been recalled across the United States because the manufacturer could not provide adequate assurance that the products were sterile.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rohto-cooling-eye-drops-pulled-nationwide-in-class-ii-recall-224394-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/popular-thyroid-drug-recalled-across-the-us-over-potency-issue-224343-1.htm Multiple lots of blevothyroxine sodium tablets/b, one of the most commonly prescribed thyroid medicines in the United States, have been recalled nationwide ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/popular-thyroid-drug-recalled-across-the-us-over-potency-issue-224343-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-panel-backs-six-peptides-despite-safety-and-evidence-gaps-224338-1.htm News Content The US Food and Drug Administration's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee has recommended adding bsix of seven unapproved peptides/b ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-panel-backs-six-peptides-despite-safety-and-evidence-gaps-224338-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/can-weight-loss-drugs-improve-dating-and-career-prospects-224328-1.htm bGLP-1 weight loss drugs/b have already transformed the treatment of medlinkobesity/medlink, but new research suggests their impact may extend well beyond physical health (!--ref1--).]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/can-weight-loss-drugs-improve-dating-and-career-prospects-224328-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/why-has-the-us-health-panel-eased-restrictions-on-online-peptides-224299-1.htm An advisory panel to the bUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/b has voted to recommend easing restrictions on several bcompounded peptides/b, ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/why-has-the-us-health-panel-eased-restrictions-on-online-peptides-224299-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-recalls-cetirizine-allergy-tablets-over-drug-contamination-risk-224260-1.htm Could the allergy medicine in your cabinet be included in the latest nationwide recall? bUnique Pharmaceutical Laboratories/b, a division of J.B.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-recalls-cetirizine-allergy-tablets-over-drug-contamination-risk-224260-1.htm