LAHORE: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) held an emergency meeting in the committee room regarding the use of unregistered stents by the doctors in cardiac and tertiary care hospitals in the country.
According to a press release, the authority has shown great concern over malpractices of the cardiac consultants and specialists who use unregistered, smuggled and low-quality stents.
Authority emphasised that the doctors registered with PMDC are legally bound to prescribe and use among 55 registered stents by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan.
The authority emphasised that import-export, distribution, sale prescribing and use of unregistered stents in the patients is a cognisable offence and FIRs will be registered against violators of DRAP ACT 2012.
A committee comprising of the additional director (Quality Assurance and Laboratory Testing), Medical Devices director and General Lahore deputy director has been constituted to investigate the use of stents in government and private hospitals and, involvement of doctors in this heinous crime.