Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority recovered hoarded panadol
On Saturday, Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority (DRAP) Punjab recovered a huge amount of Panadol tablets.
A spokesperson for the Punjab health department said the hoarding was done to create an artificial shortage of Panadol in Punjab.
DRAP recovered more than 50 boxes of Panadol tablets during an operation in the Lohari Gate area in Lahore. Panadol tablets recovered during the raids were sold at exorbitant prices.
Pakistan is currently facing a severe shortage of paracetamol in the form of tablets, syrups, and injections at a time when dengue fever has ravaged the country and in flood-affected areas, people are falling ill from malaria and typhoid fever. cholera, diarrhea, and other diseases. The Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Friday offered a major facility to acetaminophen manufacturers amid acetaminophen shortages, sources said.
Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority recovered hoarded panadol
Sources said local paracetamol manufacturers will get a large plant for breeding, the company is to produce 15,000 paracetamol sachets in a limited period.
Sources said the company is to launch three million paracetamol tablets, once the task is completed, the successful company can immediately register a pharmaceutical product with DRAP.
48 Million Panadol tablets have been confiscated by the Drug Inspector from a warehouse in Karachi as well. At a time, when this tablet is important for treating patients, it was being hoarded. Good assertiveness showed by the administration. Legal action is being taken.
#Panadol is short but you can use alternate of tablet as its salt/formula is #Paracetamol. So don’t panic and use alternate with same formula. pic.twitter.com/vwqdoxUmqt
— Salman Ali (@SalmanAli4You) September 11, 2022
