The Central government has decided to rope in the private sector to commence production of concentrated poppy straw from India’s opium crop to boost their yield of alkaloids, used for medical purposes ...

Hundreds of ephedra-containing supplements are currently available in the United States. Ironically, ephedra supplements vastly outnumber conventional prescription and nonprescription medications ...

Bajaj Healthcare is the first private company in India that will supply opium-derived alkaloids and active pharmaceutical ingredients to the government. In a country where the opiate business is ...