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FDA Blocks Viatris US Products With India Facility Import Alert

Viatris: Necessary Corrective And Preventive Actions Are Well Underway

 
• By Dean Rudge

Viatris has told investors it will incorporate any potential future financial impact into its soon-to-be-released 2025 guidance ranges, after the firm’s oral finished dose manufacturing facility in Indore, India, was slapped with a US Food and Drug Administration import alert and warning letter.

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Eleven of Viatris’ products have been halted from entering the US after the firm’s oral finished dose manufacturing facility in Indore, India was subject to a US Food and Drug Administration warning letter and import alert – though a further four shortage-hit products will continue to be distributed, subject to certain conditions.

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