Violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act: Operations of 4 Chemist Firms Suspended in JnK

Acting on reports that some chemist shops near the government medical college hospital at Bakshi Nagar were indulging in unethical trade practices, teams of the Drugs and Food Control Organisation, J&K, carried out surprise checks of retail sale outlets in the area, they said.

The inspecting teams scrutinized the sales and purchase records of the firms randomly and it was found that sales records of some firms were not being maintained properly in consonance with the conditions of the licenses and the mandate of the law, the officials said. Taking cognizance of the matter, operations of four such firms in the Bakshi Nagar area were stopped, they added.

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Thereafter, a meeting of the Jammu Chemists Association was convened wherein the members were impressed upon to sell drugs and other surgical items, particularly those being used in the management of COVID-19, at genuine prices to the patients, the officials said. A warning was issued that licenses of firms found violating norms will be canceled, they said.

Statutory samples of more than 50 drugs formulations and sanitizers were also lifted for determination of strength and purity, the officials said.

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