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10 die due to PIC medicine reaction

January 21, 2012

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At least 10 cardiac patients died due to reaction from medicines provided by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore, a private TV channel reported.
More than 150 patients have reached different hospitals of Lahore after reaction from medicines from PIC while the number of affected patients and people dying due to the medicine reaction is increasing.
Health Secretary Jahanzeb Khan, while talking to the channel, said that deaths due to medicine reaction were deplorable and strict action would be taken against the responsible.
Provincial Health Minister Saeed Elahi said the tragedy happened due to improper storage of medicines and added that stern action would be taken against the people behind this mishap.

23 COMMENTS

Sadia Ali January 21, 2012 at 07:54

bad
- mona January 25, 2012 at 10:55
  
  i must want to tell u all public that no one pharmaceutical can do this,,if govt has claim that pharma approved such medicine that what about drug testing laboratory dtl,,,wht is dtl for y dtl had approved these medicined ,,,, actually its pre,planned propaganda just to let down this goverment sooner or later public will realise this propaganda was totally dramatic,,as this is the fashion of pakistani politics that they always creat corruption n drama just to change present govt ,,,,
- BILAL January 27, 2012 at 10:29
  
  very bad, media support us to avoid usage of such medicine
  
  regard:b
  bilal
  03326882540
Amin Afridi January 21, 2012 at 08:06

fake gov. fake medicine & fake citizen. Enjoy
- Shahid Malik January 21, 2012 at 16:06
  
  Constitutionally, this CM is not even a Member of Punjab Assembly. He ceased to be one after being elected from Rawalpindi seat. If the biggest province is being ruled by an outsider, of course, Chaudhry does not need to take notice of it.
Muhammad Bin Naveed January 21, 2012 at 08:09

I don’t see how the state of this nation ISN’T divine punishment.
Safder Lodi January 21, 2012 at 09:09

Fake Medicine by Govt Hospital , And Shebaz Enjoying Medicla_Luxury Abroad / Germany . Allah In Sharifon ko Ghaarett Kray
javaid chaudhary January 21, 2012 at 13:08

Please tell the public names of those medicine; anybody knows ? please hurry up
- zainab January 26, 2012 at 22:59
  
  names of medicines are:
  cardiovestin , concort , soloprin , alfagril
Javaid Chaudhary January 21, 2012 at 13:09

Are these : Cardiac Vaccine – Nitrogen……..? Asprin and Mega pharmacetical
- ali shah January 21, 2012 at 13:51
  
  I believe cholesterol lowering meds.
Javaid Chaudhary January 21, 2012 at 13:10

Waiting anxiously for a comment
saad January 21, 2012 at 13:54

please tell me the names of these medicines!!!
- ali shah January 21, 2012 at 13:59
  
  Cardiovastin (simvastatin)
  - saad January 21, 2012 at 14:00
    
    only this medicine
  - ali shah January 21, 2012 at 14:03
    
    @ Javed Chaudhry: Mega pharma med. Don’t know if the problem lies with other meds as well. Only heard of this med
ali shah January 21, 2012 at 13:56

Pretty subdued response by the government considering the uproar over Doctor’s hospital/Imanae issue some time back…
Hanif Awan January 21, 2012 at 14:49

The BIGGEST proof of GOOD GOVERNANCE.
Shahid Malik January 21, 2012 at 16:03

An example of good governance of PML-N in Punjab.
Mohiuddin Mughal January 21, 2012 at 17:31

AOA. I think it will be a great favour if media can provide the names and the pharmaceutical companies for the benefit of the general public. thanks
DR YASIR January 22, 2012 at 14:22

EVERY ONE SHOULD KHNOW WHICH THOSE MEDICINE WERE IN ORDER TO SAVE OTHER PEOPLE
Malik Adeel Imtiaz January 24, 2012 at 12:02

Comments from javaid chaudhary is right Atleast tell the medicine name in MEDIA for GOD SAKE.
sarah ilyas January 26, 2012 at 13:26

is zapnol n sofvac medcn also band