FDA blocks imports Ranbaxy’s generic drugs
WASHINGTON: The government closed U.S. borders Tuesday to more than 30 generic drugs _ including popular antibiotics Cipro and cholesterol medicines Zocor _ made by India’s biggest pharmaceutical company RANBAXY, citing poor quality in two of its factories - Dewas and Paonta Sahib plants in India.
Ranbaxy is one of the largest foreign suppliers of generic drugs to the United States. The company makes a number of drug products. The FDA Import Alert covers more than 30 different generic drug products (Drug List) produced in multiple dosage forms and dosage amounts ( i.e., 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg) at these two locations
NickP (RXP, StimulCash) wrote:
The article is about blocking generic drugs made by 1 pharmacy - Ranbaxy to US in bulk. It does not say about small parcel packages… Which they TRY to block, but its impractical.
So to answer wen’s question i can say that NO this does not affect our sales or % of deliverables.
As you may know, ranbaxy, cipla and other large indian generic drug manufacturers produce and export many generics to USA. And they do that legally waiting for patent to formula to expire, then regitering with the FDA to acquire a certificate to import and generics in the USA.
These manufacturers also produce generic viagra, cialis and other drugs where patent has not expired, nevertheless in India - that doesn’t have patent laws, they can produce and sell generic viagra legally. That’s how Kamagra appeared, and other branded sildenafil products.
There is nothing to stop the manufacturers to sell the drugs to Americans in India. As far as shipping of these drugs is concerned, this is the area where US and India have conflicting laws. Its not illegal in India to ship to USA, that’s why Indian authorities don’t do much about it. It is however illegal to sell the drugs to customers in the States as far as USA’s law is concerned, however USA has no jurisdiction in India, and therefore can not pursue Indian manufacturers.
This issue has been on the table of american lawmakers trying to stop inflow of “illegal” drugs from Indian manufacturers, however its been very difficult. Right now to make the job easier they focused on controlled drugs only, which indeed do present a threat to the the US public as they are in effect drugs that can be bought by any teenager. Although they had numerous success stories in shutting down many online pharmacies selling controlled drugs, the fight is far from over.
Dealing with generic versions of non-controlled drugs (what we are selling here) is a bit more tricky for the US. First of all there has been no reports of serious consequences. Most of the drugs shipped from India for online pharmacies are manufactured in FDA approved Indian factories, and they do meet quality standards. And looks like the public doesn’t mind the fact that they can buy cheap lifestyle drugs without haveing to embarrass themselves infront of a doctor while getting a prescription, and most importantly, they buy the drugs at 15 times cheaper. So there is no backing of general public for tough enforcement of non-controlleds.
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Dallas: “It’s illegal to possess realistic dildos”
Denver, Colorado: “it is illegal for Barber’s to give massages to nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes”
