US lawsuit puts generic drug imports from India under scanner

US lawsuit puts generic drug imports from India under scanner

WASHINGTON: A US class action lawsuit accusing India’s Ranbaxy of large-scale deception on its generic drug applications puts a question mark on drug imports from India, the largest supplier of generic drugs to the US.

The problem of lack of compliance with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance and gaps in protocol make it difficult to buy generics from pharma companies in India, which supply at least 40 percent of all generics in the US, according to biopharmadive.com.
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