Panexcell EU Marketing Authorizations At Risk Over Unreliable Data

EMA’s CHMP Recommends Suspending Several Generics From European Market

The EMA’s CHMP has recommended suspending all marketing authorizations for generics tested by Panexcell Clinical Laboratories at its site in Mumbai over inadequate data. To lift the suspension, companies relying on data from Panexcell must provide alternative data demonstrating bioequivalence.  

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Panexcell’s “flawed studies” lead to suspensions • Source: Shutterstock

After the discovery of irregularities in Panexcell Clinical Laboratories’ bioequivalence studies, the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the suspension of all marketing authorizations for generics approved for the EU market which rely on bioequivalence studies conducted by the Indian company at its site in Mumbai.

A list of 34 affected medicines authorized or pending approval based on Panexcell trials was published by the EMA....

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