Patanjali Plus 15 Other Companies’ Medicines Banned in Nepal

New Delhi: Nepal’s Department of Drug Administration has banned the import of medicines from 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies. Divya Pharmacy which manufactures Yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali products is one among these 16 companies.

The companies which are banned failed to comply with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) good manufacturing practices.

“After inspection of the manufacturing facilities of the pharmaceutical companies, which had applied to export their products to our country, we have published the list of the companies that do not comply with the WHO’s good manufacturing practices,” said Santosh KC,  Department spokesperson.

Earlier this year, the Department sent a team of drug inspectors to India to probe the manufacturing facilities of pharmaceutical companies that had applied to supply their products to Nepal.

Besides Divya Pharmacy, the list also includes Radiant Parenterals Ltd., Mercury Laboratories Ltd., Alliance Biotech, Captab Biotec, Aglowmed Limited, Zee Laboratories Ltd, Daffodils Pharmaceuticals Ltd, GLS Pharma Ltd, Unijules Life Science Ltd, Concept Pharmaceuticals Pvt, Shree Anand Life Sciences Ltd, IPCA laboratories Ltd, Cadila Healthcare Ltd, Dial Pharmaceuticals, Aglowmed Limited and Mackur laboratories Ltd.