Inspection of pharma outlets
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 3: In a surprise inspection of the pharma outlets in Jammu, Drug and Food Control Organization confiscated medicines worth Rs 45000 as the same were found to be contravening the provisions of the Act while as drug samples of 90 formulations were also lifted to check their quality.
The inspection of the outlets was conducted by Drug Control Officers of the Organization on the directions of Drug Controller, J&K, Lotika Khajuria. The objective of the inspection was to ensure smooth distribution/availability of life saving, critical care medicines and other essential drugs in the distribution channels, besides overcoming the specific shortages of critical care pharma products in the larger interest of public and patient care.
During the inspection, the Drug Control Officers also raised awareness among the pharma trade members to strictly adhere to the social distancing norms and other preventives measures to contain the transmission chain during the dispensing of medicines.
In the process, more than 200 needy patients were facilitated by delivering the life saving medicines to them at their doorsteps throughout Jammu which is going a long way in the interest of public during the lockdown period post COVID-19 outbreak.
Statutory drug samples of more than 90 formulations viz Antibiotics, PPIs, Anti-hypertensives, Cardiovascular Medicines and Sanitizers were drawn from the market and Health Institutions to ensure safe and quality medicines. The samples were referred to the Drug Testing Laboratories for framing legal opinion to ascertain their quality parameters.
Moreover, stocks of drugs worth Rs 45000 were confiscated as the same were found to be contravening the provisions of the Act.
Drug Controller, Lotika Khajuria said that the Department is taking all the necessary measures to ensure that public in general and patients in particular do not face any difficulty in procuring life saving and critical care products.
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