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The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of
India (BPPI) has found 25 batches of drugs of 18 pharmaceutical companies to be
of substandard quality since January 2018.
- BPPI implements the Centre’s flagship affordable medicine scheme Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).
- 17 out of the 18 companies are private, one is a public sector unit (PSU).
- Both the BPPI and the IDPL (the PSU found to possess sub-standard batches of drugs) work under the Department of Pharmaceuticals of the Central government.
- Under the PMBJP scheme, the BPPI has entered into a contract with 146 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies for procuring generic medicines to be sold through dedicated retail outlets.
- Once the affordable generic drugs are procured from the pharmaceutical companies by the BPPI, they are supplied to various Janaushadhi Kendras, managed under the PMBJP.
Know More About PMBJP ?
- Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses.
- PMBJP stores have been set up to provide generic drugs, which are available at lesser prices but are equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded drugs.
- It was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals in 2008 under the name Jan Aushadi Campaign.
- Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) is the implementation agency for PMBJP.
- The branded (Generic) medicines are sold at significantly higher prices than their unbranded generic equivalents, though are identical in the therapeutic value.
- Given the widespread poverty across the country, making available reasonably priced quality generic medicines in the market would benefit everyone.
Steps
taken By BPPI :
Whenever a market complaint is
raised, where a product is declared as substandard, certain steps are taken by
the BPPI with immediate effect.
- Sale and distribution of batches identified as ‘Not of Standard Quality’ is stopped to all level.
- The item is then recalled from all levels.
- Technical documents such as out of specification investigation report, root cause analysis and Corrective and Preventive Action are collected from the supplier on requirement.
- If satisfactory reply is not received, stringent action is initiated, such as forfeiture of security deposit, recovery of cost of entire batch, blacklisting or debarment of firm etc.
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