Pharmaceutical industry improving inspection skills for better compliance

State-level drug control administrations, too, have geared up to align themselves with global regulators

Around 150 drug inspectors from western India recently underwent a training session at Gandhinagar to improve their inspection skills. It was not an isolated instance, as similar workshops are being organised across the country.

With 50 per cent of exports going to highly regulated markets, the pharmaceutical industry has geared up to boost compliance. Concerted efforts at the industry and government levels seem to be working. Last year, there were 192 inspections, while 29 per cent of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (USFDA) warning letters were issued to India. In 2015, there were 272 inspections and 50 per cent USFDA