Quantum Pharmics Ltd

A New York pharmaceutical giant temporarily shut down its generic drug subsidiary, the company said Wednesday, and a congressional source said the move stemmed from falsified data used to win drug approval. Carol Emerling, a spokesman for American Home Products Corp., confirmed that the company's Quantum Pharmics Ltd. plant in Amityville, N.Y., voluntarily halted production and distribution of generic drugs.

In another move aimed at cleaning up the scandal-ridden generic drug industry, the Food and Drug Administration has notified two generic drug companies that it intends to seek the removal of more than two dozen of their drugs from the market because of suspected fraud, The Times has learned.

In another move aimed at cleaning up the scandal-ridden generic drug industry, the Food and Drug Administration has notified two generic drug companies that it intends to seek the removal of more than two dozen of their drugs from the market because of suspected fraud, The Times has learned.

A New York pharmaceutical giant temporarily shut down its generic drug subsidiary, the company said Wednesday, and a congressional source said the move stemmed from falsified data used to win drug approval. Carol Emerling, a spokesman for American Home Products Corp., confirmed that the company's Quantum Pharmics Ltd. plant in Amityville, N.Y., voluntarily halted production and distribution of generic drugs.