IPCA Labs, Cadila Healthcare among 16 Indian pharma firms blacklisted in Nepal
Kathmandu: In a major setback, Nepal has banned import of medicines from 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies including IPCA Laboratories, Cadila Healthcare, Baba Ramdev promoted Divya Pharmacy for allegedly failing to comply with the World Health Organization's (WHO) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Nepal's Department of Drug Administration has released a list of 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies. IPCA Labs in South Sikkim and Ahmedabad-based Cadila Healhcare have also been mentioned in the list that do not comply regulatory compliance apart from Divya Pharmacy, which is part of yoga guru Ramdev's business conglomerate Patanjali Ayurved.
Publication of the list by the department, the national regulatory body of the drugs markets, both allopathic and ayurveda, means that medicines manufactured by those companies cannot be imported to Nepal, according to the Kathmandu Post daily.
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