Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 16: In a special drive carried out in Jammu Province to ensure that the pharmacies operate strictly in consonance with the mandate of law and don’t indulge in any unethical sale of pharmaceutical preparations, Drug and Food Control Organization (DFCO) today suspended licenses of 24 retail drug establishments and closed down two unlicensed shops.
During the day-long drive, sleuths of DFCO carried out surprise checks of several drugs sale establishments under the direct supervisions of respective Assistant Drug Controllers and overall supervision of Deputy Drugs Controller Jammu, Mohd Iqbal Palla, particularly in far flung areas of Jammu Province.
The sleuths of DFCO disallowed operations of 24 retail sale establishments (7 in Jammu, 2 each in Samba, Poonch and Doda, 5 in Kathua, 3 in Rajouri and 1 each in Reasi, Ramban and Kishtwar) u/s 22 (d) of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 on spot during the drive. The reasons for suspension of licenses were particularly non maintenance of sales records as mandated under the Act.
Moreover, surprise inspections in rural belts were carried during late hours wherein two unlicensed shops (one at Dablehar, RS Pura being run by Naresh Kumar son of Jagdish Raj of Arnia and another at Hill Darhal, Rajouri being run by Bhaskar Majid) were identified and closed down on the spot by the sleuths of the Organization. Drugs found stocked in both the shops amounting to Rs 59,032 were seized on spot and the investigations in the matter have been initiated as per the provisions laid down under the Act.
Lotika Khajuria (State Drugs Controller) has once again impressed upon members of trade fraternity to strictly adhere to the norms, install CCTV cameras in their premises and adopt computerized system of billing for maintenance of records in larger public interest.
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