Germany Blocks Cephalosporin Exports From Ranbaxy’s Dewas Unit
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Ranbaxy is back in the news for GMP violations at its Dewas unit in India. Based on an inspection in June, this time Germany’s drug regulator has raised the red flag, citing deficiencies in design and clean room operations, among others. For its part, Ranbaxy clarified that it had decided to discontinue making injectable cephalosporins well before the joint inspection and that all its other facilities were cleared post the inspection.
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