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- Indian court: No need for vegetarian/non-vegetarian labels
The Indian Supreme Count rejected a lower-court ruling requiring "V" and "NV" labels identifying drugs and cosmetics as either vegetarian or non-vegetarian in origin. In opposing the regulation, the government noted the variability in individual food habits, including broad differences even among vegetarians concerning which foods are acceptable and which are not. The Economic Times (India)(3/12)
- Deaths in Indian clinical trials result in few payments
While 2,868 deaths were reported during clinical trials from 2005 to 2012, the Indian government found only 89 to be directly attributable to the trials. To date, compensation has been paid in only 45 cases. The government has established four committees to monitor the fast-growing growing clinical-trial industry in India, mandating strict requirements for reporting adverse events, including deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Business Standard (India)(3/13)
- To grow, Indian pharma must embrace innovation, technology
Indian drug companies must focus on new technologies, including development of "super-generics," in order to grow and flourish, said Andrew Barrett, director of medical technology in India at Cambridge Consultants. "[T]he required investments can be recouped because medical products have long lifecycles," he added. Other experts at a Mumbai conference noted that the biggest growth opportunities will come from innovations to differentiate products, because the number of expiring drug patents has peaked, and other countries are offering greater competition for low-cost generics. PharmaTimes (U.K.)(3/13)
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