Drug Controller General Of India Surinder Singh On India’s Regulatory Overhaul: An Interview With PharmAsia News
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Surinder Singh took the mantle of the Drug Controller General of India a few months ago. From being a microbiologist to handling the most important regulatory position in the Indian drug industry, Singh is already confronted with a host of challenges. Overhauling the regulatory system, dealing with vexatious registration issues and advocating for Indian drug industry on global forums, Singh has been working on an extremely tight schedule. Singh took time off from his busy routine and sat down with PharmAsia News' India bureau to discuss India's impending regulatory overhaul (PharmAsia News, Sept. 11, 2008).
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