{"id":71203,"date":"2025-04-18T17:30:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=71203"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:12:58","slug":"pdra-bans-several-anti-biotics-other-medicines-in-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/pdra-bans-several-anti-biotics-other-medicines-in-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"PDRA bans several anti-biotics, other medicines in Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Punjab Drug Regulatory Authority<\/a> has <\/span>notified<\/span> a medical product alert <\/span>about<\/span> seven <\/span>drugs<\/span>, including <\/span>anti-allergic <\/span>and antibiotic <\/span>drugs, that have <\/span>not<\/span> passed<\/span> the<\/span> quality standards. <\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> medicines<\/span> are<\/span>substandard,<\/span> have<\/span> adulteration<\/span>, <\/span>and<\/span> foreign<\/span> particles,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span>Punjab<\/span> Drug<\/span> Testing<\/span> Laboratory<\/span><\/a>. The <\/span>substandard<\/span> drugs <\/span>are<\/span> three batches of Methylcobalamin injections and tablets, one batch of anti-allergic<\/span>, and two batches of antibiotics, <\/span>produced<\/span> by pharmaceutical <\/span>firms<\/span> in Lahore and Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n

The <\/span>medicines <\/span>identified<\/span> by the PDRA <\/span>are<\/span> Neocobal Injection (Batch S-2455), Meclomine Tablets (Batches 8440 and 8482), Amekoran Injection (Batch BK-019), Aqua-P Sterile Water (Batch 669), Ortizin Tablets (Batch 241268), and Dorcip Antibiotic Drip (Batch DC-121). <\/span><\/p>\n

These <\/span>pharmaceuticals<\/span> failed<\/span> the ASSA test <\/span>requirements<\/span>, <\/span>leading<\/span> to<\/span>immediate <\/span>regulatory <\/span>intervention<\/span>. The PDRA has <\/span>called<\/span> on <\/span>the Punjab government to take <\/span>swift<\/span> action to <\/span>stop<\/span> the <\/span>supply<\/span> of these <\/span>marked<\/span>medicines and has <\/span>increased<\/span> market surveillance and <\/span>rigorous<\/span> checks<\/span>on<\/span> the supply chain.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Distribution<\/span> of these medicines has been <\/span>stopped <\/span>strictly <\/span>for <\/span>distributors and <\/span>pharmacies and <\/span>they<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> asked<\/span> to report any suspicious lots. <\/span><\/p>\n

The public is advised to <\/span>remain<\/span> cautious<\/span> about<\/span> the <\/span>intake<\/span> of <\/span>substandard medicines<\/span>,<\/span> as their consumption <\/span>can <\/span>have<\/span>negative<\/span> impacts on the outcome of <\/span>treatment<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

It<\/span> is <\/span>a <\/span>part of <\/span>an<\/span> overall<\/span>move<\/span> by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) <\/span>towards<\/span>maintaining<\/span> the quality and safety of medicines in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n

Previously<\/span>, DRAP <\/span>initiated<\/span> a nationwide campaign against <\/span>illegal sale, <\/span>production<\/span>, and distribution of counterfeit <\/span>drugs<\/span>, and has <\/span>acted<\/span> on<\/span>illegal <\/span>production<\/span> of unregistered medical devices.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Punjab Drug Regulatory Authority has notified a medical product alert about seven drugs, including anti-allergic and antibiotic drugs, that have not passed the quality standards. The medicines aresubstandard, have adulteration, and foreign particles, according to thePunjab Drug Testing Laboratory. The substandard drugs are three batches of Methylcobalamin injections and tablets, one batch of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[6833,27965,27966,27967],"class_list":["post-71203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-pakistan","tag-drap","tag-drap-bans-several-medicines-in-punjab","tag-punjab-drug-regulatory-authority","tag-punjab-drug-testing-laboratory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71204,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71203\/revisions\/71204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}