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Cracking the whip, the government has formed a committee to frame rules for prosecuting chemists and retailers selling spurious drugs. ET Year-end Special Reads Corporate Kalesh: Top family disputes of India Inc in 2024 The world of business lost these eminent people in 2024 Fast, faster, fastest: How 2024 put more speed into your shopping According to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), it had come to light after investigations that in case of spurious drugs, a chemist or retail store claims to produce GST bills/ invoice of the drug which they have purchased. However, in most cases, the place of procurement is from another part of the country.
"This means that whenever shopkeepers or chemists are caught selling substandard/spurious drugs, they show a valid bill which is usually procured from another state," said a senior official. The official said the panel will examine ways for prosecuting erring chemists and retail shops to control the growing menace of spurious drugs. He said the government move gains significance as chemist and retailer shops are last part for selling drugs to the general public and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and rules are made for welfare and upkeep of public health, making it vital to address this issue of sale of spurious drugs from the point of sale.
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ET reported earlier that a total of 2,988 drug samples failed to meet quality standards and 282 were deemed spurious after tests of 106,150 drug samples to check quality, showed government data for 2023-2024. A total of 604 prosecutions were initiated for the manufacturing, sale and distribution of spurious drugs, the data revealed. The government has been running a major crackdown on production and sales of spurious and substandard drugs.
As per CDSCO data, there are about 10,500 manufacturing units in India producing drugs in various dosage forms and APIs. Nominations for ET MSME Awards are now open. The last day to apply is December 31, 2024.
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