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FILE PHOTO: Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustration

A Good Registry Means Accountable Clinical Trials. But Does India Have One?

Shreya Dasgupta 07/09/2020

The Clinical Trial Registry – India set four objectives...

DCGI Rejects Mylan’s Request to Waive Phase 3 Trials for COVID-19 Drug

The Wire Staff 10/08/2020

The DCGI recently came under fire from some members...

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Itolizumab for COVID-19: Who Benefits When the Drug Regulator Is Opaque?

Anupam Kumar Singh and Dinesh Thakur 31/07/2020

It's not clear how the Drug Controller General of...

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COVID-19 Investigation: The Indian Market Is Flooded with Fake N95 Masks

Priyanka Pulla 17/07/2020

Many companies are exploiting the difference between certification and...

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COVID-19: ICMR’s Rush to Produce ‘Indian Vaccine’ Suggests Politics is Driving Science

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/07/2020

The August 15 timeline mentioned in Dr Balram Bhargava's...

In November, the WHO recommended a triple-drug therapy to eliminate elephantiasis. Representative image. Credit: Pixabay

A Report on Drug Regulator CDSCO’s ‘Irregular’ Approvals Has Gone ‘Missing’

The Wire Staff 03/06/2020

Questions have arisen over whether this has been due...

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Centre Mulling Action to Counter US Journalist’s Allegations About Indian Pharma

The Wire Staff 14/01/2020

Katherine Eban had alleged large-scale data fabrication and "toxic...