All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur has constituted a committee to probe the administering of expired medicine to a patient while two pharmacists have been terminated in this connection.
A three-member probe committee has been asked to submit its report within a week.
As per reports, on April 24, Odragahan village (Patan) resident Prakash Chandravanshi admitted at AIIMS and his condition became worse after he was administered an injection of expiry date. The injection was procured from the Amrit Pharmacy in hospital complex.
During the preliminary enquiry, it was found that a total laxity has been shown by the pharmacists on duty in the store. Medical Store primary report also accepted the fault and pointed out that two Pharmacists, Kiran and Chitranjan were on duty. Both without counter checking the expiry date of injection had handed it over the medicine for the patient. AIIMS Raipur management has constituted a three-member doctors’ committee to further probe into the matter. The team members are Professor Pharmacology Dr Alok Singh, Dr Ranganathan and Dr H. Das.