Jammu, Jan 09: Today a surprise inspections of retail sale outlets were carried out by the concerned Drugs Control Officers in Jammu Province to ensure availability of quality drugs to the end users.
During the drive, operations of eighteen retail sale establishments were disallowed u/s 22 (d) of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 on spot which included six in Jammu district, one in Samba, six in Rajouri District, four in Udhampur and one in Poonch district for Non maintenance of Sales records, Impersonation, unhygienic/insanitary conditions, improper storage conditions etc. the licenses were warned of severe action in case the deficiencies are not removed within stipulated period of time.
Statutory Drug samples of more than one hundred and eighty drug formulations viz Antibiotics, PPI, Steroid, NSAIDs etc were lifted from private firms and government institutions for determination of strength and purity.
These samples were referred to Drug Testing Laboratories located within the State for framing legal opinion to ascertain their quality parameters.
Moreover, Stocks of Drugs worth Rs 11,181 that were found to be contravening the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act have also been confiscated from the supply chain by the Regulatory Officers of the organization under the relevant provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act.
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