Companies not putting bar code on top 500 brands will be fined – ..

The Drugs Regulatory Authority will take strict action against pharma companies that do not put bar codes or even QR codes on top 300 medical brands.
Apart from this, the authority is also going to form a joint task force to fight the threat of fake and adulterated medicines, sources associated with this incident informed.
Recently, a meeting of drug regulators was held, in which various states have been ordered to take strict action against pharmaceutical companies not implementing the provision of putting barcodes on products. To overcome the threat of counterfeit drugs currently spreading in the country, this authority has made it mandatory for pharma companies to put barcodes on their products, so that information such as manufacturing license, batch number, etc. can be easily available. This barcode. This provision has been implemented for the top 300 medical brands, which include widely used drugs such as analgesics, pain relievers, anti-platelets, vitamin supplements, blood sugar lowering drugs and contraceptives. The brands nominated by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for the implementation of this provision include Dolo, Saridon Fabiflu, Ecosprin, Limcee, Sumo, Calpol, Corex Syrup, Unwanted 72 and Thyronorm. This provision has been implemented on the basis of annual turnover data of drugs collected by research institutes of the pharma sector by testing various brands of drugs.
Earlier, the Union Health Ministry had directed the Pharmaceutical Department to prepare a list of 300 medicines so that necessary amendments could be made in the rules applicable to these medicines. It is worth mentioning that the QR code on the brands can easily identify the origin of the respective medicines and the possibility of availability of adulterated or fake medicines can be reduced.