Indian Agency Fines Ranbaxy Unit For Late Lab Report After Patient Death
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
An Indian agency ordered Ranbaxy Laboratories to pay a fine of $1,165 to an Indian family for failing to issue a test report on time. The fine was ordered by the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against Specialty Ranbaxy to pay the family after a member died awaiting a crucial medical test needed before surgery. The court said Ranbaxy took 25 days to produce the report, after the patient had died. Conflicting pathological laboratory results led to the request from Specialty Ranbaxy's lab. (Click here for more