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Can the world’s pharmacy escape a reputation for poor quality control? | Business
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Can the world’s pharmacy escape a reputation for poor quality control? | Business
By Dinesh S. Thakur and Prashant Reddy. Simon & Shuster India, hard cover. 512pp, Rs899
The book examines how pharmaceutical brands have escaped scrutiny despite serious lapses resulting in fatal outcomes.
Fourteen people died after being administered adulterated glycerine in 1986. The case against the commercial entities involved is still underway.
Deaths from contaminated cough syrups in Gambia have brought attention to loose regulations in India and a lack of testing capacity in poor importing nations.