



Spurious Drug Bills to Plug Escape Routes of Look-Alike ManufacturesPosted AtPharmaBizThe licensed drug manufacturers who are
in the habit of designing or packing their products
in such a look-alike manner may soon be committing a
non-bailable offence. The Central Government is planning
to incorporate penal provisions under the Drugs and
Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2005 to make such Â'trade
mark offencesÂ' a criminal act. 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. July 22, 2005
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