Shivani Khadgi appointed acting DG of Department of Drug Administration (kh 15/04/2026)

Drug regulator chief transferred as pharma lobby pushes for price hike : Without a price hike, supply of medicines could be disrupted, as the cost of drug molecules and other inputs has risen by up to 300 percent, warn drug manufacturers, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/04/2026)

Nepal pharmaceutical lobby pushes for medicine price hike : Regulator refuses immediate hike, demands detailed list of raw materials and other production costs, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/03/2026)

Nepal launches first-ever national survey of medicinal herbs, by Ganesh Bishu (rep 18/03/2026)

DDA orders immediate recall of substandard ‘Supramox CV BD’ batch (nn 10/02/2026), Nepal recalls children’s antibiotic over quality issues : Department of Drug Administration says Supramox CV BID batch FSBD 12016, made by Arya Pharmalab Pvt Ltd found substandard (kp 12/02/2026)

Medicines shortage hits health facilities in Dolpa’s Tripurasundari Municipality : Delay in procurement linked to absence of chief administrative officer, officials say, by Ramchandra Neupane (kp 12/01/2026)

There are over 24,000 medicines in Nepal’s market, but only 648 were tested last year : Beyond understaffing, the drug regulator’s lab lacks funds for reference standards, vital for testing drugs (kp 10/01/2026)

List of free essential medicines to be revised : Some of the medicines on the list have become obsolete, and even doctors don’t prescribe them, officials say (kp 09/01/2026)

DDA took 11 months to test substandard drug. Patients may have already taken it : The third-generation antibiotic, Levoflox-500 tablet, was made by Bara-based Magnus Pharma, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/01/2026)

Essential medicines are free, but most patients in need are without them : Most patients suffering from non-communicable disease fear that they need to take medicines lifelong and may not afford to buy them, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/11/2025)

Pharmaceutical entrepreneurs protest at DDA demanding removal of sub-clause (kh 18/11/2025)

Medicines seized for non-compliance with standards (rep 24/10/2025)

DDA orders halt to sale of unverified medicines promoted on social media (kh 01/08/2025)

Beware of spurious cancer drugs : Manufacturers are diluting anti-cancer medicines, affecting patients in countries like Nepal, by Paul Eccles, Andjela Milivojevic and Ramu Sapkota (nt 27/06/2025)

Drug dealers push fake medicine : A family which lost a mother possibly due to counterfeit cancer drugs takes hospital and doctors to court, by Dhanu Bishwakarma (nt 27/06/2025)

Nepal drugs regulator bans sale of six critical antibiotics outside hospitals : Experts warn misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals and plants is fuelling a ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance (kp 13/03/2025)

Chinese-gifted 4 million Covid shots expired unused, now set for disposal : Three-member expert panel will oversee process to dispose of the Sinovac-CoronaVac doses that expired in December 2023 (kp 12/03/2025)

Department of Drug Administration reinforces red stripe label requirement for antibiotics (kh 04/03/2025)

Substandard medicines recalled, but many may have already been sold : Drug regulator says shoddy drugs may have already reached patients given the slow lab testing process, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/02/2025)

Medicines that kill : The lives of millions of Nepalis who rely on quack medicines are on the line amid the state’s apathy (kh 15/01/2025)

Nepal drug regulator tells pharmacies to stop selling illegal food supplements and cosmetics : Threatens action for noncompliance, saying these products are costly, prescribed without assessing the need, and may cause more harm than good (kp 11/01/2025)

Choose Generic Drugs Over Brand-name Ones, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 31/12/2024)

What’s blocking Cetamol from reaching the market?, by Pawan Mudbhari (kh 29/11/2024)

What LDC graduation will mean for pharma industry : Domestic pharmaceutical companies say losing patent rights flexibilities will make medicines more expensive, as producing them would be costly, by Krishana Prasain (kp 06/10/2024)

Shady dietary supplements are fuelling heavy metal poisoning : Doctors warn that exposure to high levels of heavy metals can cause anaemia, weakness, kidney and brain damage, lung issues, skin disorders, and cancer, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/09/2024)

KMC launching five fair-price pharmacies : Kathmandu Metropolitan City officials say the aim is to provide medicines at prices significantly lower than the maximum retail prices (kp 09/08/2024)

Nepal drugs regulator halts sales of Indian antibiotic injection Biotax 1gm : The antibiotic, vital for treating multiple infections, was found substandard in lab test (kp 18/06/2024)

Healing Nepal’s pharma industry : We can learn from Bangladesh’s experience in driving innovation and affordability in the pharmaceutical sector, by Sindhuj Thapa (kp 02/06/2024)

Under two percent medicines in the market tested in nine months : As drugs regulator is acutely short of staff, its lab is unable to perform timely tests, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/05/2024)

Nepal drugs regulator to conduct on-site testing of medicines : Ensuring medicine quality remains a challenge due to chronic deficiencies at the Department of Drug Administration (kp 24/04/2024)

A taste of our own medicine : Made in Nepal medicines make up nearly half of all drugs used in the country but commercialisation and over-prescription still prevalent, by Yugeshwor Koirala (nt 19/04/2024)

Pandemic of drugs overuse : Indiscriminate prescriptions of steroids and antibiotics cause irreversible side effects in Nepal’s children, by Sagar Budhathoki (nt 20/04/2024)

Kathmandu metropolis plans running fair price pharmacies : Officials say the pharmacies will provide medicines at a cheaper rate than MRP (kp 28/03/2024)

Drug regulator seeks details of 98 types of free essential drugs : State-run health facilities throughout the country provide 98 types of medicines free of cost to patients, but none of the agencies in the country monitors their quality (kp 24/03/2024)

Drug regulator: Stop selling unregistered dietary supplements : Such unapproved products could cause more adverse health impacts than benefits, it warns (kp 09/03/2024)

KMC finds insulin, anti-rabies vaccine stored in malfunctioning refrigerators at numerous drug stores (rep 02/03/2024)

118 pharmacies operated against basic standards in KMC (rn 01/03/2024)

Different drugs, identical names. Nepal’s regulatory body is clueless : The drug regulator often recalls drugs when they are sold out or are close to expiry, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/02/2024)

Hazard Of Over-the-counter Antibiotics, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (rn 08/02/2024)

DDA orders recall of substandard paracetamol from market : The drug, which failed the test was manufactured by Lomus Pharmaceuticals and supplied to Nepal Army (kp 30/01/2024)

Palpa local unit turns to Chyawanprash production to promote health and wellness : Rambha Rural Municipality produces the Ayurvedic supplement using gooseberry, honey, jaggery, and ghee, by Madhav Aryal (kp 20/01/2024)