No need for concern over generic SMA drug: Kerala Health Minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (UNI) Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Friday assured that there is no reason for concern over the generic medicine being supplied to patients suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), asserting that the decision to procure the drug from Indian pharmaceutical company Natco Pharma was based on the recommendation of a technical committee. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said the medicine had been approved for distribution following judicial scrutiny by the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) had clearly stated that Natco's Risdiplam was suitable for SMA…