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India tightens drug safety net, brings blood components under uniform standards

India has significantly enhanced patient safety by implementing uniform pharmacopoeial standards for blood components used in transfusions for the first time. This move, alongside stricter quality specifications for essential medicines like those for tuberculosis, diabetes, and cancer, aims to curb risks from unsafe blood products and substandard drugs nationwide.

3 Jan 2026 10:43 am