US FDA chief to visit India next week
February 05, 2014  22:55
The head of US Food and Drug Administration Margaret A Hamburg would make her maiden visit to India next week amid concerns over the quality of generic medicines entering America. 

Hamburg's India trip comes at a time when US federal regulator is seen increasingly targeting Indian drug and pharmaceutical companies, particularly Ranbaxy, for their alleged violations of US regulations. 

During her stay in the country, she Hamburg travel to New Delhi, Cochin and Mumbai, a statement said today. 

Her India trip from February 10 to 18 is aimed at further strengthening cooperation between the FDA and its Indian regulatory counterparts, the federal regulator said. 

"The FDAs ongoing engagement with our regulatory counterparts in India is critical to our ability to effectively promote the health and safety of American and Indian consumers," Hamburg said.
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