Sunday, June 26, 2011

DCO Lahore sends17 cases against medical stores to drug court

District Coordinating Officer Lahore Ahad Cheema on Thursday gave approval of sending challans against seventeen medical stores to Drug Court for selling spurious, expired and unregistered pills.
Chairing the meeting of District Quality Control Board at his office, the DCO also ordered to issue warning letters to one medical store while two owners were summoned in the next meeting to clear their position.
The cases against twenty stores were presented before the board and the Chairman after detailed discussion with the members issued necessary orders.
He also directed the district health department to continue crack down against quacks and spurious medicines.