China blocks a Sun Pharma Alzheimer’s dementia medicine over manufacturing controls

The Hindu
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China’s National Medical Products Administration ordered a halt to the import, sale, and use of Sun Pharma’s rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate capsules after a remote inspection found production and quality-management shortcomings.
China blocks a Sun Pharma Alzheimer’s dementia medicine over manufacturing controls
A What happened
China’s drug regulator directed that Sun Pharma’s rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate capsules stop being imported, sold, and used in China. The regulator cited deficiencies identified in a remote inspection, including contamination-prevention controls and quality management oversight. The action functions as a market access suspension for the product until the cited issues are addressed. Sun Pharma did not provide an immediate public response in the excerpt. The regulator’s stated basis centers on manufacturing process and quality-system compliance.

Why it matters

  • China is using quality-system findings to impose an immediate market access stop: The order halts not only sales but also import and use, raising the operational bar for reinstatement to demonstrated remediation of manufacturing and quality controls.

  • Remote inspections are being treated as sufficient for enforcement actions: The regulator’s reliance on a remote inspection outcome signals that off-site assessments can trigger binding restrictions, affecting compliance planning for foreign manufacturers.

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