Counterfeit drugs producing units seized in Lahore

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 05 Jan 2023

LAHORE: In a crackdown against counterfeit drugs, the officials of Heath Ministry on Tuesday sealed six production units after seizing a huge quantity of fake medicines in Lahore.

The action was carried out by the teams of Primary and Secondary Healthcare Commission Punjab Rawalpindi chapter. Six production units, which were producing fake medicines under the name of herbal products were unearthed in Gulzar Quaid, Lahore.

Secretary Healthcare Commission, Muhammad Usman said syrups, capsules, tablets, and raw material was recovered in huge quantity. The seized stock worth Rs. 5 million in the market, he continued.

Earlier on November 8, a major crackdown against counterfeit and illegal medicines had carried out in the federal capital as Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) inspectors raided 21 pharmacies, distributors and medical stores in Islamabad on Friday.

Sources had said that five pharmacies and medical stores had been sealed in Islamabad over the violation of the DRAP Act for an appropriate storage system and services of pharmacists.

The teams had also recovered 55 illegal and smuggled medicines worth millions.