Eyecatchers-209: Government knew of Johnson & Johnson faulty hip implants, took almost two years to ban

Government knew of Johnson & Johnson faulty hip implants, took almost two years to ban

The delay in cancelling the licence assumes significance as the firm told the expert committee — appointed by the Union Health Ministry in February 2017 — that it cannot trace as many as 3,600 patients who underwent the surgeries involving the faulty implant.

Written By Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi 

Updated: September 6, 2018 5:12:47 am

Security guards stand outside the office of Johnson & Johnson in Mumbai. (Reuters Photo)

GLOBALLY, Johnson & Johnson recalled its faulty hip implant on August 24, 2010 but it took Indian regulators almost two years to ban its import and cancel its licence, official records obtained by The Indian Express reveal.

This despite the fact that the regulator, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which comes under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was informed of the global recall in 2010 itself.

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Grateful thanks to Kaunain Sheriff M and The Indian Express