Cases registered against 200 pharma companies

Punjab Quality Control Board sent 74 cases to drug courts for prosecution

LAHORE: The Punjab Quality Control Board, acting on a report of the National Task Force in an ongoing crackdown, has registered cases against 200 pharmaceutical companies.

The quality control board has also sent 74 cases to drug courts for prosecution. The National Task Force, formed by the Drug Regulation Authority Pakistan (DRAP) to ensure implementation of the Drug Act 1976 and DRAP Act 2012, is sending reports to the federal government on a daily basis to achieve the target of blocking spurious drugs in markets.

During the ongoing operation against violators, the National Task Force sealed 23 pharma units so far across the province during the last two months. DRAP health officials said  all drug inspectors were inspecting pharmaceutical units in different areas.

During inspection of around the last two months, 23 medicine units including 21 herbal and two allopathic units in the city were sealed while over 130 samples of herbal, nutraceutical and allopathy drugs were collected by drug inspectors and sent to drug testing labs for  analysis. The pharmaceutical units sealed include three located in Thokar Niaz Baig, 12 located in Sundar Industrial State, two each on Ferozepur Road and Sheikhupura Road, two located in Multan and one each in Bahawalpur and Sheikhupura. APP

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2020.