Rs.1 Billion Uncertified Medicine Scam Unearthed in Sindh

by Krishna Bora on August 23, 2012 at 4:19 PM General Health News

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A huge scam involving purchase of uncertified drugs worth Rs.1 billion has been unearthed in Pakistan's Sindh province, Geo News reported.

Rs.1 Billion Uncertified Medicine Scam Unearthed in Sindh

An audit report for the 2012 financial year revealed that district governments in Sindh bought medicines that were not verified by the central or provincial drug laboratories.

A notification issued in 2006 by the health department of Sindh stated that no medicine could be purchased without obtaining a drug test report from the provincial and federal drug testing laboratories.

Despite the notification, 23 districts in Sindh bought the uncertified medicines, putting the lives of patients in danger.

Source: IANS

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