India, June 16 -- Buying cough syrup without a doctor's prescription is no longer possible in India. The Ministry of Health ...

Centre’s new rule only removes an exemption for restricted licence holders and does not change a product’s existing ...

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According to the Ministry, the amendment has been introduced to strengthen oversight of syrup-based formulations and align ...

The motivation is probably to reduce Medicaid/Medicare expenses because OTCs are not covered. It would further create excuses to sell products as treatments without FDA approval and, as a consequence, ...

The decision has been announced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is expected to bring stricter control over ...

New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for ...

India mandates doctors' prescriptions for all syrups, including cough syrups, to curb misuse, promote safe medication use, ...