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Peshawar district administration bans sale of the steroid drug dexamethasone without a doctor’s prescription
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PESHAWAR:
The Peshawar district administration on Thursday banned sale of the steroid drug dexamethasone without a doctor’s prescription.
The district administration issued these directives to ensure availability of the vital life-saving drug across the provincial capital.
A statement issued in this regard said the decision was aimed at averting possible hoarding of the drug because hoarders would try to stockpile it.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2020.
The Peshawar district administration on Thursday banned sale of the steroid drug dexamethasone without a doctor’s prescription.
The district administration issued these directives to ensure availability of the vital life-saving drug across the provincial capital.
A statement issued in this regard said the decision was aimed at averting possible hoarding of the drug because hoarders would try to stockpile it.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2020.