Mint Explainer | Why NHRC wants India’s drugs regulator to build a national digital registry
In September, the Karnataka Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confiscated fake critical-care antibiotic injections, including 5,640 vials of counterfeit Cefiavigent 2.5, an antibiotic injection used in intensive-care and hospital settings to treat severe bacterial infections, as well as expired drugs repackaged with dummy QR codes worth ₹5 crore.
