Hong Kong Seeks Australian Advice On Regulating Drug Industry
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Hong Kong health authorities have elicited the help of Australian drug experts to guide it in setting manufacturing standards for Hong Kong pharmaceuticals. The move follows a series of scandals in which tainted or unregistered drugs reached the market. In one incident, executives of Marching Pharmaceuticals were arrested after they recalled products without notifying the health department. The department's director reported the action at a meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong. The head of that group said its members see no problem with the regulations already in place. (Click here for more