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Indian firm sues local medicine distributor over counterfeits

Patients especially those living with HIV and Aids are at risk of ingesting drugs whose source and chemical composition is unknown, the High Court has heard.

An Indian drug manufacturer, Cipla Ltd, in a suit filed in court yesterday said the Kenyan public was in great danger due to the importation and sale of unauthorised medicine whose sources are unknown.

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