



Clampdown on Fake Drugs Manufacturers in India - New Bill EnactedPosted AtMed IndiaThe Central Government of India is planning
to incorporate penal provisions under the Drugs and
Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2005 to make licensed drug
manufacturers who are in the habit of designing or packing
their products in such a look-alike manner a criminal
act. Officials say the Bill attempts to bring in imitations
or substitutes (look-alike) cases where a drug resembles
another drug in such a manner that it could be mistaken
for the other drug under the definition of spurious
drug and hence proposes stringent penal provisions.
They also say that such cases would be non-bailable
and would result in 10 years of imprisonment and hefty
penalties. July 25, 2005
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