20 drug inspectors to be recruited in Rajasthan

The capacity of the drug testing lab which currently holds a sample size of 500 cases to be tested in span of one to three months, will now respond to testing of the samples in a window of 15 days time.

According to a state drug control official, "The task of upgrading lab infrastructure will also entail recruiting skilled technical personnel for the same. A request has been sent to the Rajasthan Public Service Commission on the same.", as reported by pharmabiz.com.

Around 60,000 brands of drugs are available in the market and drug samples are collected based on the random survey. There are 60 drug control officers in the state. There are around 20,000 retail establishments and 16,000 drug distribution counters in government hospitals across the state which are closely monitored by the state drug regulators.

Rajasthan has a total of 17,298 healthcare institutions including primary health centres (PHCs), community health centres (CHCs), sub centres and government hospitals.