Govt cancels licences of 18 pharma companies for 'manufacturing spurious medicines'

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday cancelled the licenses of 18 pharma companies for manufacturing of spurious medicines following an inspection by the Drugs Controller General of India ( DCGI ) on 76 companies across 20 states.

"Huge crackdown underway on pharma companies across the country related to manufacturing of spurious medicines," news agency ANI reported quoting sources.