Network marketing fake drugs unearthed

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ISLAMABAD: In a major crackdown, health officials in Karachi have revealed a disturbing network marketing fake and non -standard medicines under the guise of fake pharmaceutical companies. These companies were neither registered with Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority (DRAP) nor did their products include active pharmaceutical components (API).

Sindh Provincial Drug testing laboratory after confiscation and rigorous testing, it has been revealed that several drugs are either completely API deficiency or equal amounts of not having it, which is why they are for patients. Make it effective. The dangerous thing is that these fake products include life -saving medicines such as antibiotics and vaccines.

Officials and health experts claim that drug costs have increased rapidly as a result of “unnecessary drug prices”, forcing patients to turn “cheap, low -leading brands”. And the criminal network has been given the opportunity to flood. Market with fake drugs.

Adnan Rizvi, the head of the Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) in Sindh, highlighted the gravity of the situation, adding that he has tested several drugs of manufacturers whose names were unfamiliar with provincial drug inspectors.

When we experienced numerous drugs in the DTL, we found them anxious and unregistered. It is worrying that the manufacturers of these drugs are hypothetical and are not present. Immediate action is needed to resolve this critical issue, “Rizvi said, who has previously served as Sindh Chief Drug Inspector.

According to Rizvi, authorities have so far identified seven fake pharmaceutical companies in Lahore, Karachi and Kasur and Peshawar. “These pharmaceutical companies are not present, nor are their brands registered with drop. This is the first time we are marketing fake brands of non -existent companies. These medicines are non -standard and harmful to patients.

Rizvi also raised the question that doctors are being marketing and suggesting these anxious drugs, because companies are not present and their names will be unfamiliar with therapists.

“In my opinion, this is a massive scandal. He warned that health officials in all provinces and federal areas would have to launch a nationwide crackdown against criminals behind this scam, as they are playing with people’s lives.

Officials in Islamabad confirmed that they had previously seized fake and non -standard medicines, including copies of registered brands. However, he acknowledged that the discovery of fake pharmaceutical companies was unprecedented.

“In Islamabad, we have not faced any locally manufactured drug from any non -existent company. This is a serious scam in which a thorough investigation is needed to identify the culprits, “said Sardar Shabbir Ahmed, secretary of the Quality Control Board of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Health Department.

But drop officials in the capital confessed to such scams. He revealed that several cases were already being carried out by fictitious companies in Sindh against the sale and marketing of drugs.

“Last year, federal drug inspectors seized numerous medicines in Karachi that were developed by non -existent companies. Criminal cases were registered against those involved.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the official said that the sale of counterfeit drugs is a longtime problem, especially in the rural areas of Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, where people often from real pharmaceutical brands. Unaware.

The drop official has claimed that such fake drugs are playing an important role in proposing and promoting it.

“Unfortunately, conflicts of interest in suggesting medicines have become a serious issue for the safety and rights of patients. He noted that many coaxes, and even some eligible practitioners write medicines that not only non -non They are effective but also harmful to health.

He assured that drug inspectors, along with provincial health officials, are collecting samples to determine whether fake medicines are being provided in the market.

He said that law enforcement agencies also have a responsibility to take action against fake drug production units. Unfortunately, the role of the police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was disappointing in this regard. If these agencies work honestly with drug inspectors, we can eliminate these criminal elements from our society.

Experts have warned that counterfeit drugs have long suffered Pakistan, which poses serious health risks. Hundreds of people die annually after the use of fake and poor drugs. Illegal trade of counterfeit drugs has turned into a promoted industry, which causes a lot of trouble as patients use fake pharmaceuticals inadvertently.

He revealed that during the recent raids in Karachi and Hyderabad, all 15 samples of the seized life -saving medicines were found. Some fake antibiotics contain substances like calcium carbonate (chalk) rather than active pharmaceutical ingredients, while others had inferior quality raw materials.