License of 14 drug companies suspended

Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Apr 20: Six more drugs were found sub-standard taking the number of such drugs in the State to 50. The Government has suspended license of 14 drug manufacturing companies while others have been served show cause notice and permission to take action and prosecute manufacturers of others companies is going on.
Fifty drugs were found substandard so far after Jammu and Kashmir High Court ordered random sampling of drugs last year following expose of spurious drug scam.
The Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has received fresh reports of 22 drug samples that were taken from Jammu and out of these six were found sub-standard.
The drugs that were found sub-standard are Orixim-100 (Ceftrine Trihydrate tab) manufactured by M/s Beta Drugs Pvt Ltd, HP; Hope-I (Clonazepasi Tab IP), manufactured by M/s RKG Pharma Pvt Ltd, Faridabad, Activa-S (Diclofenac Sodium and Serrahopeplidage Tab), manufactured by M/s Acme Formulations Pvt Ltd, Solan HP, Rapidon-2 (Resperdon Tab), manufactured by M/s RKG Pharma Pvt Ltd, Mathura, Faridabad, Divalmed-E (Divalprox Sodium Tabs-IP), manufactured by M/s Protech Biospharma Pvt, Lassipora Pulwama and Doflam-SP (Aceclofenac, Paracetamol and Serratiopeptidase Tabs), manufactured by M/s Unison Pharmaceuticals, Baddi HP.
Earlier 44 drugs were found sub-standard by the testing Laboratories of Kolkata and Chandigarh.
Government has suspended license of M/s Ethicare Labs, Jammu after its product Metonorm (Metoclopramide Inj) was found sub standard.
The CDSCO has requested the Deputy Commissioner Uttarakhand to take appropriate action against M/s SGS Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Roorkee, after its product Dexamethone Sodium Phasphate was found sub-standard.
The drug license authority Uttarakhand has suspended the license of M/s SGS Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Roorkee, for three months after its product Phenirimine Malcate Inj was found sub-standard.
Show cause notice has been issued against M/s Vis Drugs and Pharmaceutical Gullarwala HP after its drug Diclofenac Sodium Inj was found sub standard.
Government has suspended the license of M/s Ethicare Labs Jammu after its drug Metonorm was found sub standard.
The Government has taken matter of taking action against M/s Talent Health Care Haridwar with the Uttarakhand Government after one of its drug Piraz (Pinracillin and Tazobacton Injection) has been found sub-standard.
The license of M/s Biosearch Org Kutha has been suspended after its drug Bolocef 250 Inj was found sub standard.
Government has issued show cause notice to M/s Vivek Pharma Jammu after its product Cefatoxiine Sodium 500 was found sub standard.
The license of M/s SOS Pharma Roorkee was suspended after its drug Phenirimine Malcate Ijn has been sub standard.
Government has taken matter of taking action against M/s R H labs, HP with the Government of Himachal Pradesh after its drug Curcef-1000 was found sub standard.
Government has suspended the license of M/s Ethicare after its product Dicloflan Inj was found sub standard
Government has issued show cause notice to M/s Karnataka Antibiotic and Pharmaceuticals Banglore after its drug Amoxicilline and Potassium Clavulenate were found sub standards.
Government has withdrawn permission against M/s Minil Labs Jammu to manufacture the drug P-Min-10 % after the drug was found sub standard.
Government has taken matter of taking action against M/s Neon Labs, Mumbai with Maharashtra Government after its drug Zepoxim was found sub standard.
Government has suspended the license of M/s GMH Organics Solan, HP after its drug TRAXOL (Ceftriaxome) was found sub standard.
Government has also suspended the license of M/s Nitin Labs after its drug NIMETH Inj was found sub-standard.
The taking of action against the M/s EG Pharma, Solan HP is under consideration after its drug BIOTOCIN Inj was found sub standard.
Investigation has been ordered against M/S Nirma limited Gujarat after its drug Midanir (Midazolam) was found sub standard.
Show cause notice was issued to M/s Cadila Ahmadabad after its drug Cefogene-75 was found sub standard.
License of M/s Orison Phama Ambala was suspended for four months after its drug Cureclox (Amoxicillin) was found sub standard.
The action taken against M/s Regency Healthcare, Uttarakhand is under consideration after its drug Levitrax (Levocitrizine) was found sub standard.
Government has referred the matter to the authorities for appropriate action against M/s Roseate Medicare HP after its drug Cefdom P was found sub standard.
Government has initiated prosecution against M/s AK Biotech Jammu after its drug Marycal-500 was found sub standard.
License of M/s MSEA Pharmaceutical HP was suspended by Government after its drug Ofloxcin-200 was found sub standard.
Government has referred the matter of taking action with against Martin and Harris Industries Uttarakhand after its drug Martifor was found sub standard.
The Government has sought permission for suspending license of M/s RKG Pharma Pvt Ltd Faridabad against all its drugs after its drug Hope-I (Clonozepan) was found sub standard.
Government has started process of initiating prosecution against M/s AK Biotech Pvt Ltd Jammu after its drug MARYCOL-500 was found sub standard.
The Government has referred matter to the concerned authorities for taking appropriate action against M/s Kwality Pharmas Amritsar after its drug Amoxicilline and Potassium Clavulanate tablets was found sub standard.
Government has referred the matter of taking appropriate action against M/s Regency Health care Uttarakhand after its drug Levitrax (Lavocetrizine )was found sub standard.
Government has referred the matter of taking appropriate action against M/s Pharose Remedies Jammu after its drug Paracetamol- 500 was found sub standard.
Government has referred the matter of taking appropriate action against M/s Pinnacle Life science after its drug Pantomas (Pantoprozole Sodium) was found sub standard.
Government has referred the matter of taking appropriate action against M/s Roseate Medicate after its drug Cefdom P (Cefpodoxime) was found sub standard.
Government has referred the matter of taking appropriate action against M/s Regency Health care Uttarakhand after its drug Levitrax (Lavocetrizine ) was found sub standard.
Government has issued show cause notice issued to M/s Biotech Pharma Gangyal Jammu after its drug Diazepam Tabs was found sub standard.
Government has issued show cause notice issued to M/s Biosearch Organics Kuthua after its drug Cardipin-5 (Amolodipine baselate) was found sub standard.
License of M/s MSEA Pharma HP was suspended for 45 days after its drug Onofbact-200 was found sub standard.
The matter against M/s Unison Pharma HP is under investigation after its drug Dolflam SP (Acclofenac) was found sub standard.
The matter against M/s Swiss-Ganier Life is under investigation after its drug Zorgo-50 (Losarton) was found sub standard.
The matter against M/s ACME Formulations HP is under investigation after its drug Activa S was found sub standard.
The matter against M/s RKF Pharma Ltd is under investigation after its drug RAPIDON-2 (Risperidone) was found sub standard.
The matter against M/s RKF Pharma Ltd is under investigation after its drug Divalmad-E was found sub standard.
The Government has sought permission to suspend manufacture all drugs against M/s RKG Pharma Ltd Faridabad after its drugs Hope-I was found substandard.
The appropriate action against M/s Martin and Harris Uttarakhand is under examination after its drug Martifur (Nitrofurantoin) was found substandard.