 | Popular drugs used to treat coronavirus in adults not fit for kids: GovtOnce vaccines are approved for children, those with co-morbidities and those having severe symptoms would be prioritised for inoculation, the guidelines said. |
 | On a high! Kochi gets dubious distinctionThe Department of Social Justice in Ernakulam will roll out an intensive campaign to curb substance abuse. |
 | Centre invites bids for delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas by dronesThe ICMR conducted a successful feasibility study in collaboration with the IIT-Kanpur and has developed a standard protocol for the delivery of vaccines using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. |
 | Odisha government warns action against fake COVID drug tradeDrugs Controller and police have been asked to raid medicine outlets across the State and take action against those involved in such illegal activities. |
 | Odisha government to set up narcotics unit to check drug trade in stateSTF officials said brown sugar is mostly procured from Murshidabad, Malda and other areas in West Bengal and transported to Odisha through Balasore. |
 | Thousands of fake online pharmacies shut in global sting: InterpolUnauthorised Covid testing kits accounted for over half of all the medical devices seized from May 18 to 25, the agency said. |
 | Drug racket took houses on rent to sell MDMAPolice probe finds a well-oiled local distribution network to deliver the contraband to high-end customers |
 | Black fungus treatment: Up to Rs 70,000 per day for Liposomal Amphotericin B drug in KeralaAlternative medicines found to have more side effects; kin ask state to cap treatment cost as it did in case of Covid care, approach Centre to ramp up drug production |
 | Two kg of MDMA worth Rs 5 crore seized, 2 heldPolice say the accused smuggled the drug after concealing it under the seat in their pick-up van from Chennai |
 | Sushant Singh Rajput's friend Siddharth Pithani sent to 14-day judicial custody in drug caseOn May 26, the NCB Mumbai unit arrested Sushant Singh Rajput's flatmate Siddharth Pithani from Hyderabad and brought him to Mumbai on a transit warrant obtained from a local court there. |
 | Eli Lilly India gets nod for emergency use of antibody drugs combination for COVID-19Bamlanivimab and etesevimab combination has been authorised under Emergency Use Authorisation in the US and select EU countries for the treatment of the disease. |
 | Inhumane to levy tax on life-saving drugs: PTRTamil Nadu and many other States had sought this concession for a short period of time to make them available at reduced prices. |
 | Youth Congress chief Srinivas urges Centre to remove GST on Covid-19 drugsIndian Youth Congress national president B V Srinivas on Friday urged the Centre to waive GST on all drugs meant for treating Covid-19 patients. |
 | TN reiterates demand for 0% GST on Covid drugsPTR in his maiden speech at the 43rd GST Council meeting chaired by Union FinMin Nirmala Sitharaman, gave a detailed account on the shortcomings in the GST Council. |
 | Probe how celebs procured anti-COVID-19 drugs: HC to Uddhav governmentThe court also said such celebrities might have had the noble intention of helping others, but only the Union government was authorised to allocate those drugs. |
