Poison in medicine, silence in the system, no relief, not even of free medicine scheme

The trade of false and substandard medicine has spread so much in Rajasthan that thousands of doses are sold in the market, even before the test report comes. Even after the report comes, the process of removing this medicine from the market is very slow. Following the publication of a news headline “substandard or false medicine worth Rs 600 crore received each year” in the Monday issue of Rajasthan Patrika, the Rajasthan State Unit of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan Bhiya has a letter to the Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Chief of Health and trade secretary (Minister of Health Welfare, written, which necessitates) life and health of the people of the state. In the past three years, 375 substandard and 58 false medicines have been found. In the past three years, 375 substandard and 58 false medicines have been found. In the past five years, 700 medicines found by Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation to government hospitals under the free medicine scheme were substandard. Jan Swasthya Abhiyan Bharatiya Anil Goswami and Basant Haryana suspended the state’s general secretary, health and drug controller. They also demanded that the quality of medicines spread under the free medicine scheme has reviewed, with the formation of a special investigation team at the state level, the production and sale of substandard and forged medicines thoroughly investigated, prepared and published the independent audit reports of all government hospitals and medicine offerings, and made strict legal action against the Guilty Companies and Distributors. Substandard and forged medicines worth up to 600 crore are sold annually. In Rajasthan’s Rs 20,000 Crore wholesal trade and retail medicine market, substandard and forged medicines worth R500 to 600 crore in the market. This medicine, which may pose a threat to the lives of patients, is of poor quality in the samples taken after being brought to the market. After the sample has failed, the Commissioner of Drug Control is relieved of the responsibility to ban and remove it from the market and surrender the responsibility to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. However, there is no responsibility for the medicines given to the patients. After the allegations of illness and death of children as a result of cough syrup in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, the testing of samples taken from the drug market revealed that 98 medicines have been substandard since January this year. This figure is expected to increase to about 125 by the end of the year. In the past three years, 58 medicines have also been found in the state. Share this story -tags