DRAP launches crackdown against fake, forged medicines across Pakistan
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Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched a crackdown against sale and purchase of fake, forged and unregistered medicines across Pakistan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
A spokesman of DRAP said that the crackdown started to ensure supply of pure and secure medicines to patients.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DRAP said that that they raided many locations in collaboration with provincial health department team and recovered huge quantity of fake, unhygienic and substandard medicines.
He further said that legal proceedings already started against people involved in selling of substandard medicines.
The DRAP spokesman said that several people were arrested while selling Urografin 76 percent injection in Lahore.
The CEO DRAP said that investigations were underway against people who were selling medicine without licenses.
DRAP team also arrested one person near a private hospital of Lahore.
The DDC Punjab has informed the DRAP that the samples of below mentioned products have been reported as “Substandard”.
(i) Tablet AMLO Shine 5mg, Registration No 062420; each tablet contains of Amlodipine as besylate 5m batch number 7974 manufactured by M/s Sunshine Pharmaceuticals, Khan payara, near Saim Nala, Emanabad Road, Emanabad, Gujranwala. (ii) Powder for Injection Tyclan Registration No 087923; each vial contains of Teicoplanin B.P 400mg batch number TL-011 manufactured by M/s MTI Medical (Pvt) Ltd, 586-587, Sundar Industrial Estate, Lahore. (iii) Injection Linco-HCL Registration No 023729; each 2ml ampoule contains of Lincomycin as HCl 600mg batch number LN-042 produced by M/s Trigon Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd 8-Km, Thokar Raiwind Road, Lahore. (iv) Safemed Infusion Registration No 045824; each 100ml vial contains of Metronidazole 500mg batch number SJU-1724 produced by M/s Ahad International Pharmaceuticals Ltd 13-Km, Gomal University, Multan Road Dera Ismail Khan. (vi) Ketamine hydrochloride Injection; each ml contains of Ketamine hydrochloride equaliant to ketamine 50mg batch number GN1359 produced by M/s KWALITY Pharmaceuticals Ltd Nag Kalan, Majitha Road, Amristsar 143 601 (India).
DRAP appealed to general public to beware while purchasing medicines and in case they found anybody selling or purchasing medicines they should immediately contact DRAP team.
Reporter: Babar Shehzad