Made-in-HP drug samples fail quality test

Source: Times News Network

Kullu: The samples of 14 drugs manufactured in Himachal Pradesh have failed a quality test run by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). In an alert issued for the month of January, the CDSCO has declared these 14 samples of drugs, manufactured in Baddi and Nalagarh in Solan district and Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur, as not of standard quality.The drugs, which failed the quality test, are used for treating bacterial infections, eating disorders, abdominal pain, acidity, hay fever and diabetes.

A total of 846 samples from all over the country were tested by the CDSCO, a central drug regulatory body that approves and bans drugs and also conducts monthly clinical trials to test the quality of drugs, and out of which 46 were declared to be of substandard quality. As per the state’s Drug Control Administration (DCA), the drugs whose samples failed would be withdrawn from the markets and manufacturers would be issued notices. In 2023, as many as 120 drugs, manufactured in Himachal Pradesh, failed CDSCO test.

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