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 […]
Licenses of 64 pharma companies cancelled after govt crackdown

Source: The Hindu Businessline Indian authorities, over a one-year-period, have cancelled licenses of 64 pharma companies, while 17 drug testing laboratories have been asked to shut down for non-compliance with ‘good manufacturing practices’ and other “continued” procedural lapses. As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), ‘good manufacturing practices’ refer to that aspect of quality assurance […]
India’s New Strategy to Improve Drug Quality

Source: News18 The central government will maintain the record of not only drug makers but also pharmacies from where spurious samples are picked up. Each drug controlling office will prepare a list every month of wholesale or retail outlets with the name of a registered pharmacist and owner where spurious products are reported As the […]
250 ‘actions’ initiated after inspection of 275 drug firms.

Source: Telegraph India India’s drug regulatory authorities have initiated more than 250 “actions” after inspections of the premises of 275 drugmakers by central and state authorities, the Union health ministry told Parliament on Friday. It is not clear from the answer how many companies among the 275 inspected received multiple notices or actions. The health […]
Regulator Will Only Accept Soft Copies for Approvals & Licenses

Source: News18 Only emails, pen drives or Google Drive – the country’s apex drug regulatory agency will stop accepting paper-based documentation for granting approvals and manufacturing licenses for drugs, devices and vaccines, News18 has learnt. To promote ‘Digital India’, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has asked its offices across India to accept “only […]