“The idea is to bring in quality and reduce manufacturing of those drugs which are not of standard quality. A need has been felt to revisit and implement GMP at par with global standards. A notification will be put up soon,” said a senior government official.
Cough syrups should be examined in government labs before being exported, according to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which is the drug regulator. This will help India’s reputation on the international market. After several firms’ cough syrups allegedly caused scores of fatalities in The Gambia and Uzbekistan in 2022, the nation received a
The Union Health Ministry and the Department of Pharmaceuticals are deliberating this new policy, ministry sources said. Suggestions were sought from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) regarding this.
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According to the director of the Tamil Nadu Drugs Control, PV Vijayalakshmi, samples from unopened eye drops were analysed from several batches, including the one in question, and no contamination was found.