Around 54 Cases of Sub Standard Drugs to Be Sent To the Drug Court

Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Punjab Ali Jan Khan presided over the 165th meeting of Provincial Quality Control Board in his office. 86 cases were presented in the meeting, out of which warning issued to pharmaceutical companies in 12 cases, whereas 10 cases adjourned while 05 dropped and inspection ordered in 5 cases. The meeting decided to grant prosecution of 54 cases and referred the cases to Drug Court.
The pharmaceutical companies which have been prosecuted included LAEMA Chemi KPK, Medicon Pharma KPK, Qamar Cotton Industries Okara, Kohinoor Industries Sahiwal, TAGMA Pharma Lahore, LISKO Pharma Karachi, Gulf Pharma, Glitz Pharma, B-U Pharma Multan and TAS Pharmaceutical Kahota. Besides, Additional Secretary Drug Muhammad Sohail, Chief Drug Controller Punjab, Secretary PCQB and other concerned officers attended the meeting.