Unease grows among U.S. doctors over Indian drug quality


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Mar 2014

A Ranbaxy office building is pictured in the northern Indian city of Mohali in this May 14, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/Files

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. doctors are becoming concerned about the quality of generic drugs supplied by Indian manufacturers following a flurry of recalls and import bans by the Food and Drug Administration.

India supplies about 40 percent of generic and over-the-counter drugs used in the United States, making it the second-biggest supplier after Canada.

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