The tenure of Dr V G Somani as the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has been extended by three months for the second time, according to an order issued by the Union Health Ministry. Earlier, Dr V G Somani had got an extension in the month of August 2022. The extension will […]
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India’s first intranasal vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI approval
The Bharat Biotech on Tuesday got emergency use authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the Intranasal Covid-19 vaccine. This will be India’s first nasal vaccine for COVID-19. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya termed it a ‘Big boost’ to India’s fight against Covid-19. […]
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DCGI chief Venugopal Somani’s tenure extended by 3 months
The tenure of Dr V G Somani as the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has been extended by three months, according to an order issued by the Union Health Ministry. Dr Somani was appointed DCGI for a term of three years on August 14, 2019. “It has been decided with the approval […]
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CBI arrests DCGI official in Rs 4 lakh bribery case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested one Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) official in the national capital for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 4 lakh. The arrested officials have been identified as Joint Drugs Controller (JDC) S. Eswara Reddy and Director of a Delhi-based private […]
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DCGI waiver likely to bring foreign vaccines like Pfizer, Moderna a step closer
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has done away with specific trials of COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved by other international regulatory bodies – a big move likely to clear the way for foreign vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna for the country’s urgent requirement. In a letter, DCGI Chief VG Somani letter […]
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DGCI approves emergency use of Zydus Cadila’s Virafin for COVID-19
On Friday 23 April Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) approved the emergency use for Zydus Cadila’s Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b, ‘Virafin’ for treating moderate COVID-19 infection in adults. According to Cadila Health, one dose of Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b, ‘Virafin’ showed clinical and virological improvement in moderate COVID-19 cases. The Ahmedabad-based […]