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The Dollar Business Bureau  Indian pharma manufacturer Granules India said on Friday that it has got 11 observations from INFARMED - the health authority of Portugal, for its manufacturing unit situated at Gagillapur in the state of Telangana.  “INFARMED had conducted a renewal inspection of the facility. In this respect, the company has received the inspection report with 11 observations,” said Granules India in a regulatory filing.   INFARMED is a Government agency of Portugal accountable to the Health Ministry that evaluates, regulates, authorises, and controls health products as well as human medicines. The Gagillapur plant of the company manufactures finished dosages and pharmaceutical formulation intermediates (PFIs).  The Indian drug maker said that it has started taking necessary steps for addressing the observations of the Portuguese inspection agency and ...

Source: PTI Beedi manufacturers across India on Thursday joined cigarette makers in stopping production, saying it's "not possible to print" warnings covering 85 per cent of packets as required under a new government rule. All India Beedi Industry Federation, a body of over 240 manufacturers controlling over two-third of total branded beedi production, said the loss due to stopping production will be around Rs 200 crore daily. "We are supporting the cigarette industry on this issue. The shutting down of beedi production meant for the domestic market will lead to a daily loss of Rs 200 crore," AIBIF Member Arjun Khanna told PTI. A notification by the Health Ministry on September 24, 2015, for implementation of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) ...

The Dollar Business Bureau    The government on Thursday called on India’s private sector to invest in the country’s health sector, especially in the areas of infrastructure and logistics & supply chain arrangements. “We have been in constant dialogue with the industry on health issues for so many years and now the time is ripe for us to move forward. I assure the government’s commitment to promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience, expertise and mutual trust,” Health Minister J P Nadda said. “In spite of several challenges in the health sector in the country, our vision is to provide universal health coverage i.e. ensure universal access to quality healthcare that they need without financial hardship ...