Pharma companies supplying CGHS medicines
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 1722
ANSWERED ON 02.01.2018
Pharma companies supplying CGHS medicines
1722 Shri Ram Nath Thakur
Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state :-
(a) names of the pharma companies supplying medicines to CGHS dispensaries in Delhi;
(b) whether it is a fact that they are not among the reputed and known pharma companies, if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government has assessed the efficacy of medicines of companies supplying medicines to CGHS vis-à-vis other reputed companies, if so, the details thereof: and
(d) whether Government would ensure quality drugs to CGHS dispensaries through reputed pharma companies for the benefit of CGHS beneficiaries, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a): List of the pharma companies supplying medicines to CGHS is at Annexure.
(b): No.
(c) & (d): Following methods have been adopted to assess the efficacy of medicines of companies supplying medicines to CGHS:-
CGHS receives bulk supply of medicines only after pre-testing of two samples of every batch for quality. It is done by identified National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited laboratories.
Random checking of medicines is done by CGHS to ensure quality.
ANNEXURE
LIST OF THE PHARMA COMPANIES SUPPLYING MEDICINES TO CGHS
1. BDR Pharmaceutical International Ltd.
2. Kwality Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
3. United Biotech (P) Ltd.
4. Omega Biotech (P) Ltd.
5. Medipol Pharmaceuticals India Ltd.
6. Unicure India Ltd.
7. Healthy Life Pharma Pvt. Ltds.
8. Medopharm
9. FDC Ltd.
10. Cipla Ltd.
11. IPCA Labs Ltd.
12. Micro Labs
13. Wallance Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
14. Calpha Laboratories Ltd.
15. Psychotropica India Ltd.
16. Cadila Health Care Ltd.
17. Abbott India Ltd.
18. Troikas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
19. Aristo Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.
20. Samarth Life Science Ltd.
21. Vivimod Labs Ltd.
22. Gulpha Laboratories Ltd.
23. Akums Drugs Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
24. Macleod Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
25. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
26. Abbott Health Care Ltd.
27. Vivomed Ltd.
28. Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd.
29. Franco Indian IDPL
30. Glaxo Smithkline Pharma Ltd.
31. Eli Lily
32. Nova Nordisk
33. Alkem Laboratories Ltd.
34. Serdia Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
35. Johnson and Johnson
36. Pfizer Ltd.
37. Panacea Biotech
38. USV Ltd.
39. Lupin Ltd.
40. Aristo Pharma
41. Unichem Lab Ltd.
42. Glenmark
43. Bayer
44. Noartis India Ltd.
45. Cadila Health Care Ltd.
46. Wockhardt Ltd.
47. Ranbaxy
48. Sanofi India Ltd.
49. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Source: Rajya Sabha
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