The heinous trade of spurious and substandard medicines will be eliminated at all costs, said Advisor on Health Salman Rafique while presiding over a meeting of joint taskforce constituted for eradication of spurious and substandard medicines at the Civil Secretariat on Monday.
Imran Nazir, Vice Chairman of Taskforce on Eradication of Fake Drugs (Central Punjab), Qazi Adnan Farid, Vice Chairman for Taskforce on Eradication of Fake Drugs, Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Syed Mubashar Raza, senior police officers, secretary prosecution, DG Health Dr Zahid Pervaiz, all divisional commissioner and RPOs attended the meeting through video link.
The meeting appreciated professional skill of station house officer (SHO) of police station concerned for recovering a big consignment of fake drugs in Sahiwal and taking action against the accused.
Secretary Health Jawad Rafique Malik said that the Punjab chief minister is the chairman of the taskforce who will review the performance of both taskforces and the steps taken by commissioners, DCOs and RPOs by convening meeting every month. He said that punishments should be awarded to owner of manufacturing unit and distributors involved in selling of fake medicines.
