Ten well-known medicines, including life-saving drugs, sold in Punjab, have been declared faulty . The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has imposed an immediate ban on specific batches of the concerned medicines.
According to sources, samples of the medicines were sent to a drug testing laboratory for testing, where the report found the quality of 10 medicines to be extremely poor. The medicines declared substandard include those used in the treatment of allergies, heart diseases, skin infections, colds, and eye conditions.
The allergy medicine “Daisy” was found to be substandard, while the heart attack risk-reducing drug “Escad” was also declared unsafe. Similarly, the use of “Canadex,” which is used to treat skin infections, has also been stopped.
The medicines used in the treatment of colds, “Cepizine” and “Rozan,” have also been banned, while the eye drops “Nefen” have also been found to be substandard. An injection used to treat varicose veins in the hands and feet is also included in the list of substandard medicines.
These drugs were manufactured by pharmaceutical companies located in Karachi’s SITE Area and Manghopir, and in Lahore’s Sundar Industrial Area and Raiwind Road.
According to DRAP, the sale and use of specific batches of all the relevant drugs have been banned, and further action is underway.
