Gujarat Firm Blamed For Eye Drop Infections By Sri Lanka, Probe On
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The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has also launched an investigation into the quality concerns over Methylprednisolone eye drops produced by the firm.
A Gujarat-based company has been accused of supplying poor quality eye drops in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government, in a complaint to the Indian government, said that the eye drops supplied by the company, Indiana Ophthalmics, have caused eye infections in more than 30 people.
The allegations have invited a notice to the company by India's top pharmaceuticals export council, which has sought an explanation from the company on the internal investigation within the next two days.
Pharmexcil - an agency that functions under the ministry of commerce and industry - sent the show cause notice to Indiana Ophthalmics on Thursday. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has also launched an investigation into the quality concerns over Methylprednisolone eye drops produced by the firm.
"Alleged supply of contaminated eyedrops by your company has brought a bad reputation to the Indian pharma industry and is also likely to have an impact on the trust of international agencies on Indian pharma export, " Udaya Bhaskar, director general of Pharmexcil, said in a letter to Indiana Ophthalmics.
