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- Health officials are contacting patients from private hospitals to check their health following a series of counterfeit drug seizures.
- Authorities have cancelled or suspended the licenses of twenty-four pharmaceutical firms involved in the supply chain.
- The Karnataka Health Department has requested reference standards from Pfizer to aid in verifying the authenticity of medicines.
- Officials are also considering stricter legal action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against those responsible for the circulation of fake drugs.
What to watch next
- Follow-up on the response from Pfizer regarding reference standards
- Potential criminal charges against manufacturers and distributors under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Outcomes of the all-India health conclave in Bengaluru in October
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U.T. Khader
Minister for Health and Family Welfare
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“Officials will track records of cancer patients from various private hospitals across the State. We will call them up and check the status of their health. They may have unknowingly bought these counterfeit drugs.”
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…status of their health. Licences of 16 retail and wholesale pharmaceutical firms were cancelled and eight licenses were suspended. Speaking to The Hindu, U.T. Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, said, “ Officials will track records of cancer patients from various private hospitals across the State. We will call them up and check the status of their health. They may have unknowingly bought these counterfeit drugs. ” “We don’t sell fake drugs at government hospitals, hence there is no question of tracking patients to know their status,” he added. Mr. Khader stated that in order to make it easy for laboratories, doctors, and…
“We don’t sell fake drugs at government hospitals, hence there is no question of tracking patients to know their status”
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…“Officials will track records of cancer patients from various private hospitals across the State. We will call them up and check the status of their health. They may have unknowingly bought these counterfeit drugs.” “ We don’t sell fake drugs at government hospitals, hence there is no question of tracking patients to know their status ,” he added. Mr. Khader stated that in order to make it easy for laboratories, doctors, and pharmaceutical firms to differentiate between fake and original drugs, the department has written to the headquarters of Pfizer…
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