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Indian Express
02-05-2025
- Indian Express
Gujarat FDCA seizes 1 tonne of Pregabalin API ‘being traded without licence'
The Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) on Thursday said they have seized 1,000 kg of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Pregabalin, used in the production of medicines used for treatment of various neurological disorders, that was being traded in bulk across several firms without any valid licence. The seized API is worth Rs 21.50 lakh, they added. Gujarat FDCA Commissioner Dr HG Koshia said that M/s Esteem Enterprises, Ahmedabad, which is trading in API, was raided and evidence of sale of 4,300 kg of Pregabalin worth approximately Rs 85 lakh, was found. Investigation into the dealing of this company then took the FDCA investigators to those allegedly manufacturing these APIs. Pravin Patel, the owner of Axis Pharmachem, and Bhavesh, a partner in Iconic Pharmachem, and others,were found to be manufacturing Pregabalin in their chemical factory in Panoli village of Ankleshwar taluka in Bharuch district, despite not having any kind of licence to manufacture drugs, according to a press note by FDCA. Further, the FDCA statement said that testing of this product was conducted by Biochrome Analytical Lab, Ankleshwar, Bharuch, despite not having any kind of licence, and that it was sending test reports to them through WhatsApp without keeping any legal documents. Upon further investigation in this case, the authorities came to know that M/s Esteem Enterprise, Ahmedabad, had opened a branch in Bharuch and was selling API Pregabalin and other API chemicals without any kind of licence, and was selling API in large quantities, the statement read. Several samples of the API have been sent to the drug-testing lab in Vadodara. Further investigation is underway.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Weekly cricket club gave us new lease of life'
Members of an over-50's walking cricket club say the sport has given them a new lease of life. Madhu Patel, 72, attends two training sessions a week at Tipton Leisure Centre, in the West Midlands, and described them as a "massive opportunity" to get fit after two knee operations. Sport England has provided the club with equipment and will be funding other projects in the Black Country to encourage exercise - 34.8% of adults in the region are classed as inactive. The organisation has launched a £250m scheme to provide funding to 53 high-need areas in England to remove barriers to physical activity and to help people from lower socio-economic backgrounds as well as Black and Asian communities. Community cricket development officer Pravin Patel runs the 90-minute walking cricket sessions, which he started at the centre in 2023. He told BBC Midlands Today that he had encouraged people to sign up to be more active after the pandemic. "Cricket was the easiest sport to pick, and it's also one you can play with any ability," he said. "The majority [of members] are South Asian ladies, and in the past they've had this taboo of not playing sports, but when it came to cricket, I've got 45 ladies on the books." Among them is Mrs Patel, who said: "I've had two knee operations, and this has given me an opportunity to continue with my fitness, and now I'm thinking, I can carry on and sustain this. "We've all retired, so we have plenty of time on our hands to keep fit, to be motivated, and to do all the wonderful things with all these wonderful people." Members said they enjoyed the physical and social benefits of the training sessions. Uma Patel said the sessions helped her get out of the house, meet people do something she really enjoyed. Pravin Patel added: "I used to play cricket when I was at school so when I started here it brought me back memories." Sport England revealed that the Black Country was the most inactive partnership area in the country, with one of the factors being high levels of deprivation. It said this has had an impact on women, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and Black and Asian communities, who were already the least likely to be physically active. Other areas in the West Midlands in the country-wide £250m funding scheme, which tailors activities to diverse communities, include: Dudley Sandwell Stoke-on-Trent Walsall Wolverhampton They were chosen for being in the top 10% for inactivity - which meant a high number of adults in the area did less than 30 minutes of physical activity in a week. The amount each region will receive will be decided through consultation in the coming months. So far the scheme has introduced free bikes in Birmingham, community activities for refugees in Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, and post-surgery rehab in South Tees. Sport England said the project was already making an impact, with inactivity in disabled people in Withernsea in East Yorkshire dropping by 29%, and children's activity in Doncaster in South Yorkshire up by 12%. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Plans to build fully accessible sports centre Leisure centre solar project faces funding cut-off Sport England
BBC News
27-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
West Midlands: 'Weekly cricket club gave us new lease of life'
Members of an over-50's walking cricket club say the sport has given them a new lease of Patel, 72, attends two training sessions a week at Tipton Leisure Centre, in the West Midlands, and described them as a "massive opportunity" to get fit after two knee England has provided the club with equipment and will be funding other projects in the Black Country to encourage exercise - 34.8% of adults in the region are classed as organisation has launched a £250m scheme to provide funding to 53 high-need areas in England to remove barriers to physical activity and to help people from lower socio-economic backgrounds as well as Black and Asian communities. Community cricket development officer Pravin Patel runs the 90-minute walking cricket sessions, which he started at the centre in told BBC Midlands Today that he had encouraged people to sign up to be more active after the pandemic."Cricket was the easiest sport to pick, and it's also one you can play with any ability," he said."The majority [of members] are South Asian ladies, and in the past they've had this taboo of not playing sports, but when it came to cricket, I've got 45 ladies on the books."Among them is Mrs Patel, who said: "I've had two knee operations, and this has given me an opportunity to continue with my fitness, and now I'm thinking, I can carry on and sustain this."We've all retired, so we have plenty of time on our hands to keep fit, to be motivated, and to do all the wonderful things with all these wonderful people."Members said they enjoyed the physical and social benefits of the training Patel said the sessions helped her get out of the house, meet people do something she really enjoyed. Pravin Patel added: "I used to play cricket when I was at school so when I started here it brought me back memories." Sport England revealed that the Black Country was the most inactive partnership area in the country, with one of the factors being high levels of said this has had an impact on women, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and Black and Asian communities, who were already the least likely to be physically active. Other areas in the West Midlands in the country-wide £250m funding scheme, which tailors activities to diverse communities, include:DudleySandwellStoke-on-TrentWalsallWolverhamptonThey were chosen for being in the top 10% for inactivity - which meant a high number of adults in the area did less than 30 minutes of physical activity in a week. The amount each region will receive will be decided through consultation in the coming months. So far the scheme has introduced free bikes in Birmingham, community activities for refugees in Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, and post-surgery rehab in South Tees. Sport England said the project was already making an impact, with inactivity in disabled people in Withernsea in East Yorkshire dropping by 29%, and children's activity in Doncaster in South Yorkshire up by 12%. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
