Friday 26 June 2009

US F&D admin seizes 33 drugs of Caraco

The US Food and Drug Administration has seized 33 drugs of Caraco. Commenting on the same, Vikas Dandekar of PharmAsiaNews.com said last year there was a warning letter issued to Caraco. On the list, he said, is Tramadol. “Sun Pharma’s Caraco has grown to a good extent on the back of Tramadol.” Also see: US FDA seizes drugs of Sun Pharma's subsidiary;stk down 16% Here is a verbatim transcript of the exclusive interview with Vikas Dandekar on CNBC-TV18. Also see the accompanying video. Q: What do you assess will be the impact for Sun Pharma? Is it just the revenues coming from Caraco from that plant or is this also going to be a little beyond the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) supply and then tarnishing of a good name? A: That basically is a credibility issue. A company which has got an unblemished record will always be happy to sell generics and quality comes first. Though it is an intangible issue, it matters a lot when it comes to the US market. So, this particular news has been dragging for quite a long time for Caraco. Last year, there was a warning letter issued. From January this year, Caraco had started withdrawing some of the issues include oversized tablets. This is something that is definitely a little disturbing because it has led down to all the 33 products. The chief product being Tramadol. Sun Pharma’s Caraco has grown to a good extent on the back of Tramadol.

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