SRINAGAR: In order to curb the menace of spurious drugs in Jammu and Kashmir, a House Committee of the Legislative Council today called for conducting surprise check of pharmacies, hospitals and sample collection centers.
An official spokesperson said the Committee, constituted by the Legislative Council Chairman during the last Budget session of the State legislature, to look into the menace of fake and spurious drugs, met here today under the chairmanship of MLC, Dr Shehnaz Ganai.
He said the members gave their suggestions to make the committee more vibrant in dealing with the menace of spurious drugs.
“Threadbare discussions were held on the objectives of the Committee including the State Government’s drug policy and the measures to be taken to make it more effective, he said adding the Committee observed that the drug policy needs to be tailored to suit the needs of the people of the State, so that they get better health care facilities.
He said the Committee also discussed the procedure to be adopted for procurement of quality drugs in the State.
“The Legislators asked the officers of LC Secretariat to seek proper replies on drug policy, CAG report and other relevant records from the concerned departments within a week’s time and furnish the same to the Committee,” he added. (AGENCIES)
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