Alkem And Torrent Defend Their Generics Over Failed Quality Test Claims

Firms Respond To India’s CDSCO Quality Report For August

Alkem and Torrent said the tested batches were not manufactured by them, as a recent CDSCO report pinned their drugs as “not of standard quality”. Meanwhile, other firms informed the agency themselves about counterfeit drugs on the market.

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Over 50 drugs were listed in the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation’s latest ‘not of standard quality’ reports, flagging potential quality issues in widely used medicinal products in the country.

However, it seems that the agency might have pinned the wrong manufacturers, as Alkem Laboratories and Torrent Pharmaceuticals...