DCGI revokes import licenses for rapid diagnostic units of Cadila Healthcare, two others; suspends 15
New Delhi: India's drug regulator has cancelled the rapid diagnostic kit import licences of 3 firms and suspended that of 15 other people saying the USFDA has eliminated the producers in their listing of coronavirus serology test kits using directions that they shouldn't be dispersed.
The three firms are Cadila Healthcare, MDAAC International and N W Overseas while the 15 businesses comprise Transasia Bio-Medicals, Cosmic Scientific, Inbios India, S D Biosensor, Accurex Biomedicals, Biohouse Solutions and Trivitron Healthcare among others.
The companies were issued a show-cause notice on July 17 inquiring why their import licences will not be cancelled because the diagnostic kits of these producers are eliminated by USFDA with a direction that it should not be distributed from the list of merchandise of serology test kits for COVID-19 disease, based on an official order by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
They were directed to submit their reply from July 20, failing that it could be presumed they have nothing to say in the issue and action deemed fit will be initiated under provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
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