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PIC deaths: London lab declares Isotab as contaminated medicine
01 February, 2012
LAHORE: A laboratory in London has declared Isotab as cause of reaction regarding deaths in PIC.
A meeting headed by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was held in Lahore to discuss the issue of spurious medicines. A sample report of the medicines tested in London was presented in the meeting.
According to the report, Isotab samples were heavily contaminated with Pyrimethamine, which is commonly used as anti-malaria.
Isotab was manufactured by a Karachi based company Efroz.
Meanwhile, doctors committee headed by Dr Javed Akram suggested that Folik Acid injections should be used to save patients from further.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said it is to be probed that the drug reaction matter was a conspiracy or negligence, our sources reported.
He was addressing the media here today about the spurious medicine issue. 'The pharmaceutical has been sealed and the names of the owners of the company have been put on ECL.'
To treat the patients affected by the fake drug, an antidote has been produced which is being used in the hospitals, the CM said.
A laboratory in London declared one of the cardiac drugs as contaminated with an antimalarial, which caused the deaths of more than hundred patients in Lahore.
According to details, the samples of Isotab (tablet), which were dispatched to a state-of-the-art lab in London, were tested as substandard and injurious to health.
The lab report revealed Isotab samples to be heavily contaminated with Pyrimethamine, a commonly used antimalarial.
Traces of antimalarial in the samples of "Isotab" were dangerously high, it added.
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at least get the story right...spurious, contaminated, spurious, substandard..all the terms being used for one drug sample. Come on media people, at least research these terms before u people issue a story. Please check the drug laws manual for a proper term under which the drug in question falls under.
Headlesshorseman, - 01 February, 2012
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why that isotab was tested for standad in london?? not in pakistan???
tuaha, - 01 February, 2012
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Heart Drugs Deaths: A result of negligence of Pharmacist role in Pakistan. |
Heart Drugs Deaths: A result of negligence of Pharmacist role in Pakistan.
The deaths of heart patients in Pakistan have exposed the defects in the health system of Pakistan; following are the main reasons for defective Health system.
Negligence of Health system by Federal Government and Parliament.
In past General Zia used to provide moral guidelines to Pakistani nation, once he advised Pakistani nation not to use Ghee as that was dangerous for health of people.
While present president Zardari never have spoken any single words about such subjects while he himself is suffering from heart disease while Zia himself was not suffering from Heart Disease. Infact Zardari and Parliament removed the subject of health from the federal subjects, while even United nations have not done such thing although that is not a government but maintain this subject in the form of very efficient system of WHO (*World health organization).
It is obvious from eighteen amendments that present parliamentarians including opposition have made such decisions without thoroughly examining the issue and made blind decisions, therefore Pakistani nation is paying price of their mistakes.
At present there are very strict regulations for import of drugs in USA, CANADA EU countries, but in Pakistan due to eighteen amendment Drugs act 1976 have become totally irrelevant. All drugs which are used in heart disease are imported from China and India and no drug is manufactured in Pakistan, Local Pharma Industry just formulate and convert the imported drugs into finished dosage form, and due to ambiguity created by eighteen amendments by foolish parliamentarians, Health system due to these amendments, is running without any inspection and monitoring system. Moreover Federal Government have not taken any step for manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals in Pakistan, infact only genuine manufacturing facility of Penicillin Plant in Mianwali established in 1960 have also been destroyed and Pakistani nation is
M.AKRAM NIAZI, Pakistan - 01 February, 2012
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I see it as a conspiracy against Pakistan and I see it as Economic espionage. Pakistan's drugs are making inroads into countries where Indians were present and Pakistani products were fetching better prices than their indian counterparts. Efroze, besides others was doing a pretty good job with exports. zafa is a fast growing National company which is known for quality products at economical prices and Swiss is a fast growing national company. This is ECONOMIC Espionage by the Indians..Believe you me...and please understand and think about what is happening around us. If you think that expensive MNC's products is an answer for you. You are WRONG!!!! Most of the MNC's medicines are produced by Pakistani companies and you are just paying a higher price for their logo..DONT believe me?? Check their packing...It clearly, as by law shows the name of the manufacturer...
Amir Khan, Pakistan - 01 February, 2012
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A.O.A it is clear message to our prime minister of punjab named mian shahbaz sharif sir you you should must banned to all such pharmaceuticals companies which are working as a frachising or 3rd party manufacturing setups in all over the pakistan. And registered compnies should be authorized to suply their life saying drugs.
mian nabeel, Pakistan - 04 February, 2012
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