Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, May28: In order to ensure the quality of drugs being sold to the patients and to regulate the prices of the drugs a team comprising of Assistant Drug Controller, Tehsildar Rajouri and Drug inspectors today carried out surprise inspection of 85 Medical shops across the district and collected samples of various medicines for lab testing and analysis.
The inspection was carried out on the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Mohammad Aijaz Asad.
In Rajouri, 32 Medical shops were inspected by the team,15 shops in Darhal, seven in Manjakote, 10 in Thanamandi, 18 in Nowshera and three in Siot.
The team also suspended four licences of the Medical shops including Sashi Medical Hall Nowshera, Khan Medical Hall Thanamandi, Yaseen Medical Hall Manjakote for one day and the license of Rashid Medical Hall, Darhal was suspended for five days because sale and purchase record was not maintained.
Whereas, it also served notices to Al-shafa Health Mart Rajouri and Life Line Medical Hall Bus Stand Rajouri because there was no qualified person and sale record was also not maintained.
The team also collected 38 drug samples for Lab testing and analysis to ascertain quality of drugs.
The Deputy Commissioner said the samples collected shall be sent for Lab testing to ascertain the quality of drugs and appropriate action under rules shall be initiated in case of defaulters.