KATHMANDU, March 2: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has claimed that most pharmacies within the metropolis have not adhered to the basic standards. The KMC found this during an inspection conducted sporadically in wards 1, 2, and 3, as well as in other wards.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has imposed a ban on the production of 10 different types of drugs. The DDA in a notice stated that the production of these 10 types of drugs is prohibited based on the recommendations received from the Drug Evaluation Committee.

KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has directed for putting a red line on the label of antibiotics.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) is set to provide clean chit to Nepal’s major business house Sanghai Group in a pseudoephedrine (drug) smuggling case. Sources said that the DDA is going to acquit Sanghai Group while a case related to the same smuggling is pending at the Supreme Court (SC).

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Minister of State for Health and Population Dr Toshima Karki has said that different types of drugs are being sold in the market by promoting them through social media, and that there is a need to make a mechanism to follow the rules.

KATHMANDU, April 3: Nepal Chemists and Druggists Association (NCDA) has warned the government of halting the import of medicines from April 14, citing government apathy to its demands.

DHARAN, Oct 22: The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has sent a letter to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) to direct doctors to stop prescribing food supplements unnecessarily to patients.