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Srinagar, Sept 1: Govt sealed a pharmacy in Shopian district after it was found selling expired medicines, triggering outrage among locals. The matter came to light when a resident, purchased a prescribed medicine for his 12-day-old infant from the shop, situated near the District Hospital Shopian.
As they were not aware of the fact that the drug had expired, the parents administered it to the infant, after which his eye ailment apparently worsened.
Thereafter, as per the father, when they went back to the same pharmacy for another pack, he was shocked to find that too had crossed its expiry date.
This exposes the failure of the Drug Control Department. Many chemists here are driven only by profit at the cost of people’s lives,” the distressed parents alleged, adding that expired drugs had aggravated their child’s minor ailment.
Locals also voiced anger, accusing authorities of negligence in regulating pharmacies & demanded stern action against the violators.
Meanwhile, officials sealed the pharmacy as an immediate measure and further action is being initiated.
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