
After investigations showed that a medicine named Isotab was the culprit in the hundreds of tragic deaths, the other four proscribed drugs (Alenolol, Solprin, Concort, Cardiovastein) were cleared for use.
The Punjab health department issued a notification on Friday, allowing not only usage but also storage and procurement of the four medicines.
Samples of all five medicines, including Isotab, were sent to drug-testing labs in Lahore, London and Switzerland. All three reports confirmed that Isotab samples contained a higher anti-malarial component than permitted. Patients had died due to this anti-malarial medicine named Pyrimethamine.
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