Himachal Pradesh orders recall of 47 medicines after samples fail quality tests

The Himachal Pradesh government has ordered pharmaceutical companies to recall 47 medicines from the market after samples manufactured in the state failed quality tests, PTI reported.

Notices have been issued to the concerned firms, seeking explanations and directing them to withdraw the affected stock, State Drug Controller Manish Kapoor said.

The failed samples were part of a larger batch of drugs tested nationwide during routine regulatory surveillance, of which 200 were found to be substandard.

Of these, 47 were manufactured in Himachal Pradesh, including medicines used to treat fever, heart conditions, diabetes, epilepsy and muscle spasms, the Hindustan Times reported.

The medicines that failed quality tests include paracetamol, clopidogrel, aspirin, metformin, ramipril, sodium valproate and mebeverine hydrochloride.

Twenty-eight of the substandard samples originated from Solan district, 18 from Sirmaur and one from Una, unidentified officials were quoted as saying by PTI.

State Health Minister Dhani Ram Shandil had earlier stated that companies with recurring failures would be blacklisted.
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