Pharmaceutical Review (www.pharmareview.wordpress.com). Pakistan Pharmacist Federation(www.pharmafed.com) has emphasized to enforce the Punjab Drug Rule 2007 to assure the standard pharmaceutical system in Pakistan.
The Governor of the Punjab had notified the Punjab Drugs Rules 2007 under section 44 of the Drugs Act 1976. The rules were revised after a 19 years. Under the rule 20 (1) (e) of Punjab drug rule 2007 “a licensee of a medical store shall not sell or store a drug mentioned in the schedule G”. The drugs in this schedule G are as under;
Anti-Leprosy – Rifampicin Injection, Dapsone, Clofamazine, Ethionamide and Prothionemide.
Immunological Products, vaccines, sera\ant-sera – Vaccines of Anthrax, BCG, Botulisms Antitoxin, Cholera, Influenza, Measles, MMR, Rubella, Pneumococcal, Poliomyelitis, Smallpox, Typhoid, Rabiies and Homophiles Influenza Type B, and Immunoglobulins.
Products related with malignant diseases and immunosupression – Folinic Acid, Doxorubicin HCI, Mercaptopurine, Thioguanine, Vincristine, Cisplastin, Busulphan, Carmustine, Lomustine, Cyclophosphamide, Melphalan, Fluorouracil, Mitozantrone, Methottrexate, Vinblastine, Carboplatin, Bleoimycin, Chlorambucil, Dacarbazine, Amasascrine, Azathioprine and Cyclosporin.
Anesthesia and inhalation anesthetics – Propofol, Enfluran, Isofluran, Halotha ne, Bupivacain, Thiopentone, Benzodiazepine, Mitazolam, Naloxone Hcl, Vancuronium, Pancuronium, Tubocuraine, Suxamethonium and Neostigmine.
Antibiotics – Spectinomycin, Teicoplanon, Sodium Fusidate, Vancomycin, Colistin and Impenem.
Inotropics – Primacor, Enoximone and Milrinone.
Injection Prostaglandins – Dinoprotone, Gemeprost AND Carboprost.
Alpha Blocker – Prazosin Hcl, Daxazosing, Indramine and Alfuzosin.
Biotechnological products – Interferon and Erythropoetin.
Narcotics, anti-psychotropic and tricyclic anti-depressant – Morphine, Buprenorphine, Nalbuphine, Fantanil, Pethidine, Lorazepam, Temazepam, Chlorpromazine, Melprobamate, Chlordiazepoxide, Alprozolam, Clonazepam, Flurazepam, Loprazolam, Oxazepam, Amoxapine, Iprine Dole Codine, Pentazocine, Lithium, Dextropropoxyphene, Clomipramine, Mianserin, Maprotiline, Dothiepin, Doxepin, Nortriptyline, Trimiprammine, Tranycypromine, Flupenthixol, Tryptophan, Imipramine and Amipriptyline.
Anti-Viral – Acyclovir, Amantadine Hcl, Famciclovir, Inosine Pranolsex, Zidovudine, Ganciclovir, Idoxuridine, Riavirin, Vidarabrin, Trifluridine and Methisozone.
Thrombolytic Enzymes – Alteplase, Streptokinase, Anislreplase and Urokinase – for dialysis – Peritoneal, Haemodialysis, Hyper tonic solution, Lysine solution and Isotonic solution.
Creams and Aerosols Steroidal Preparations – Methylprednislone, Dexamethasone, Hydrocortisone, Prednisolone, Tramcionolone and Beclomethasone.
Hormones – Vasopressin, Desmopressin, Stanozolol, Nandrolone, Mesterlolone, Finasteride, Finasteriode, Somatropin, Testosterone and Progestrogens.