After death of 13 women at Government sterilisation camps this month because of sub-standard medicines administered to them, Bilaspur Collector Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi on Saturday ordered the medical shop retailers and wholesalers not to distribute banned drugs under any circumstances.
“People should inform the authorities if they find sale of the banned drugs in their neighbourhood. Stringent action will be taken against the defaulters,’’ Pardeshi informed.
He urged the citizens to spread awareness among the masses regarding the fake and adulterated drugs. He asked the shop-owners to put on posters mentioning the names of banned drugs.
The Collector has ordered the private nursing homes and medical practitioners not to prescribe the banned drugs to the patients.
Senior health officers in Bilaspur district have requested people to alert them about the fake medical practitioners as they are a danger to health of the ignorant masses. The identity of the informers will not be revealed. The Pharmacists’ Association president asked the retailers to deposit the banned drugs within a couple of days.
The Government has released a list of banned medicines which include Piodine, iodine solution IP batch no E130802 manufacturing company Micron Pharma, Daizepam injection IP batch no CDJ/1302 manufacturing company Nandini Medical lab Pvt ltd, Surgical spirit batch number 0513A1406 manufacturing company unijules, pentajosin injection batch number M 14114, Atropin Sulphate Injection IP batch number CAT 1302 manufacturing company Nandini Medical lab Pvt ltd, Adernaline Injection batch no AD 1401 manufacturing company Nandini Medical lab Pvt ltd, lignocane batch number 107 manufacturing company Rigon lab, Anti-septic lotion batch number S48, Syprosin 500 batch no 14101CD manufacturing company Mahawar Pharma, Ibrufen 400 batch number TT450413, TT320313m F523H309 manufacturing company Technica lab, Tablet Multivitamin batch no D63, Diclofen Sodium Injection, IP -25MGMl batch no D 170 manufacturing Company Edle, Hydrogen Proxide Solution BP 6 per cent batch no D 264 manufacturing company Kaabra Drug limited.
Sale and distribution of these medicines have been banned. People are requested to check the name of the medicine and manufacturing company before consuming.
Meanwhile, the medical check-up of the women who underwent family planning operations at Thakatpur, Bilha and Masturi early this month, was held on Saturday at Apollo Hospital in Bilaspur. The sterilised women at Gourella, Pendra and Marwahi will be medically examined on Monday and Tuesday at Apollo Hospital Bilaspur.
