India: Of Bad Drugs, Deaths And Promises Of Reforms
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The recent deaths of 13 women due to contaminated ciprofloxacin administered at a sterilization camp in India, is being seen as a wake-up call for regulators - to both accept shortcomings and chart out a serious plan for regulatory overhaul.
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