Pfizer's manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur is not following quality control norms and lacks data related to laboratory records. These are among the 11 observations the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has made following inspections at the Hospira Healthcare India in Sriperumbudur conducted in last March-April.
The company said it had “voluntarily paused” production in the facility, which became a part of Pfizer following its acquisition of US-based Hospira in February 2015 in a $17-billion deal.
A Pfizer spokesperson said they were disappointed with the outcome of the drug regulator’s inspection. “We have submitted a comprehensive response to the USFDA

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