Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 3: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has found 24 drugs, whose samples were taken from hospitals and chemist shops in the State in April this year after expose of fake drug scam in the State, as sub-standard.
The CDSCO had taken 156 drug samples during its raids of various Government hospitals and chemist shops across the State. Out 156 samples taken, reports of 50 samples were received by them so far and 24 drugs were found sub-standard.
The letter written by the Assistant Controller CDSCO (No. JSZ/SDC/Sample Report/2013/750 dated 15-07-2013) to the Drug Controller Jammu and Kashmir, says that based on the Government Analyst Central Drugs Laboratory Kolkata and Government Analyst Drugs Laboratory Chandigarh 24 drug samples taken from Jammu and Kashmir have been found sub-standard.
The drugs those were found as sub-standard are: Dicloflam Injection IP, manufactured by M/s Ethicare Laboratories Jammu; Inu Amoxicillin and Potassium Clavulenate IP manufactured by M/s Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bangalore; P-Min10% manufactured by M/s Minil Laboratories, Industrial Estate Jammu; Zepoxin Injection manufactured by M/s Neon Laboratories Ltd, Mumbai; TRAXOL (Ceftriaxone Injection IP) 1000 manufactured by M/s GMH Organics, Baddi District Solan, HP; NIMETH-Injection manufactured by M/s Nitin Laboratories Ltd, Karnal Punjab; BIOTOCIN-Injection manufactured by M/s E G Pharmaceuticals, District Solan, HP; Metonorm (Metoclopramide Injection IP) manufactured by M/s Ethicare Laboratories, Jammu; Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection manufactured by M/s SGS Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Roorkee; Pheniramine Maleate Injection IP manufactured by M/s SGS Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Roorkee; Diclofenace Sodium Injection manufactured by M/s Visa Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Gullar Walla, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh; Metonorm (Metoclapramide Injection IP) manufactured by M/s Ethicare Laboratories Jammu; Bolocef 250 Injection manufactured by M/s Bio Search Organics, Kathua Jammu; Metonorm (Metoclapramide Injection IP) manufactured by M/s Ethicare Laboratories Jammu; Cefotaxime Sodium Injection IP 500 mg manufactured by M/s Vivek Pharma Chem Ltd Jammu; Pheniramine Maleate Injection IP manufactured by M/s SGH Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Roorkee; Curcef 1000 Injection manufactured by M/s RH Laboratories, Opposite Gondpur Industrial area, Poanta Sahib, HP; Cureclox (Amoxycillin Dicloxacillin capsules) manufacture by M/s Orison Pharmaceuticals, 51 Industrial Estate Ambala Cantt; Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride Tablets IP 5 mg ( Levitrax) manufactured by M/s Regency Health Care Rudra Pur Uttarakhand; Cefpodoxime Proxetil Tablets IP(Cefdom-p) manufactured by M/s Roseate Medicare Solan, HP; Calcium Carbonate tablets (Marycal 500) manufactured by M/s A K Biotech Pvt Ltd Kartholi Jammu; Ofloxacin tablets IP (ONOFBACT 200) manufactured by M/s Sea Pharmaceuticals Poanta Sahib; Nitrofuratone Tablets IP manufactured by M/s Martin and Harris Laboratories Haridwar and Cloazepam 1 mg IP manufacture by M/s Beta Drugs Nandpur Baddi.
The samples of these drugs were taken from various Government Hospitals and Medical Shops across the State. The CDSCO has asked the Drug Controller of the State to immediately seize these drugs that were found sub-standard.
It may be mentioned here that Excelsior broke the spurious drug scam early April this year leading to registering of cases against suppliers and manufacturers of Maxamizine-625 drug that was supplied to hospitals across Kashmir valley. The anti-biotic tested negative for amoxicillin while the company had claimed that it contains 500 miligramme of amoxicillin.
The drug, Maxamizine 625 milligram, along with several other drugs were chosen in random sampling for laboratory testing by the Drug Controller Kashmir during winter. The drugs were sent to the laboratory for testing and the anti-biotic tested negative as the laboratory report revealed that it contains “NIL” Amoxicillin. The drug contained Zero milligrams of Amoxicillin tri-hydrate while the company claims that it contains 500 milligrams of Amoxicillin tri-hydrate + 125 milligrams clavulanic acid.
Following the expose and outcry across the State, the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad had sent an 11-member team from the CDSCO to the Jammu and Kashmir to investigate the quality of drugs being supplied to the Government run hospitals and those available in the open market.
A team of experts from CDSCO headed by Deputy Drug Controller (North Zone) Dr K Bangarurajan visited various hospitals of the State and collected samples of 156 drugs as part of the investigation ordered by the Union Health Ministry into the spurious drug scam.
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