Govt plans task force to deal with fake drugs
MUMBAI: The Centre is planning to set up a task force to deal with counterfeit drugs. All stakeholders of the industry, including pharma companies, NGOs and the government would have representation on the committee, said Ashok Kumar, secretary, department of pharmaceuticals.
�Legal provisions are being tightened to provide stiffer punishment to offenders and quality parameters are being made mandatory. Now no manufacturing activity can take place without the adoption of these norms which help in keeping a check on the quality of the final product,� Mr Kumar said.
23 September 2008