Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) is shocked by the deaths that have occurred in the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and express its heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families. “At the same time we are seriously concerned that the entire blame for this tragedy has been passed on not only the six manufacturers who supplied the medicines, but also to the entire pharma industry. Three CEOs of our member companies have been arrested by FIA, even before the samples could be tested.
This is unfortunate, as they have prosecuted even before the result of the testing labs,” Asad Khuwaja, Chairman PPMA said while addressing a press conference at Karachi Press Club on Monday. According to him PPMA member companies manufacture quality medicines which conform to the laid down procedures under cGMP and quality control/quality assurance parameters. The license of which are granted by the competent drugs control authority is granted only when the manufacturer has complied with all the regulatory and quality control/ assurance requirements as per the Drugs Act 1976.
