Pharmaceutical Review (www.pharmareview.wordpress.com) Pharmacy council of Pakistan has issued a notification regarding regulation for inspection and recognition of pharmacy institution. Mr. Naziruddin Ahsen Secretary Pakistan Pharmacy Council has described the procedure for enrollment of the students with Pharmacy Council of Pakistan in notification No. 1-10/2008-PCP dated January 10, 2010. A comprehensive inspection fee of Rs. 300,000/- has been decided to cover all the visits undertaken by the council team till the decision regarding recognition/ approval of an institution or otherwise; while a fee of Rs. 1000/- for the enrollment of students with the council. Mr. Nazirrudin has claimed this fee to cover registration to issued an enrolment card, which will make the basis of their registration by the provincial pharmacy councils from 2010 onward.

Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Taimur Chamber, 10-D West Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel.: +9204191, Fax: +9218995 is established under the pharmacy act 1967. This is a professional body responsible for the promotion of pharmacy discipline in Pakistan. The main responsibilities of Pharmacy Council of Pakistan are to recognition of pharmacy teaching institution– any person desirous of running or establishing any university, college or institution for imparting education in pharmacy shall not do so unless it is recognized by the Council; approval of examinations – any institution or authority, which holds an examination in pharmacy, shall apply to the Council for approval of the examination for the purpose of qualifying a person for registration as a pharmacist and pharmacy technicians under this Act;  and approval of courses of study – any institution or authority which conducts a course of study in pharmacy shall apply to the Council for approval of such courses of study for the purpose of admission to an approved examination.

The financial sources of Pharmacy council of Pakistan are the moneys as be placed at its disposal by the Federal Government and the funds of the council consist of the fee received by it under this Act. An inspection fee of Rs. 300,000/- is charged to cover all visits undertaken by the council team till the decision regarding recognition/ approval of an institution or otherwise.

But; unluckily, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan has violated the pharmacy act by collecting money through other than define sources. For this purpose; a gazette notification (Inspection and Recognition) Regulation, 2009 has been issued by Pharmacy Council of Pakistan. They have extended their role by introducing a new procedure of enrollments of pharmacy students fee of Rs. 1000/- per student. Thus; the students so enrolled are supposed to be issued enrollment cards to provide the basis of registration by the provincial pharmacy council from 2010 onward. Pharmacy Council of Pakistan has issued letters to all public and private pharmacy institutions  to provide informations along with aforesaid  fee in the form of bank draft in favor of Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan.

The executives of Pakistan Pharmacist Federation have offered the free delivery of life saving drug for Kashmiri brothers. They said; if the political leadership and health authorities allow us; we can provide the said medication early as possible to save the patients admitted in different hospitals of occupied Kashmir.

While; the Chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has condemned the supply of fake medicines to the hospitals of the territory and described it as a pre-planned conspiracy against the Kashmiri people.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing a public gathering in Srinagar deplored that supplying bogus medicines to the hospitals of the territory was aimed at putting the lives of patients at stake. He said that the bogus medicines had caused killing of more than 700 people only during the last year. He said that the puppet administration had failed at all levels to provide basic day-to-day necessities to the people of Kashmir. He said the services of Department of Health towards patient health care and providing genuine drugs to the hospitals have always remained questionable.

The executives of Pakistan Pharmacist Federation have condemned the revelation of fake drug scam.  The investigations have revealed that Jammu-based distributor Life Line Pharmaco had got the spurious medicines meant for Kashmir hospitals manufactured at an Uttarakhand company and then faked the brands of Medley Pharmaceuticals and Affy Pharmaceuticals. Sources in the Drug Department Jammu revealed to Greater Kashmir that Life Line Pharmaco has managed the manufacture of spurious antibiotic Maximizin-625 by Sanative Pharmaceutical (P) Ltd. in Uttarakhand. The company has used the name of Medley Pharmaceuticals as marketing company of the product and Affy Pharmaceuticals as its manufacturer on the packing, investigations revealed. Earlier, Assistant Drug Controller Muhammad Younis and Drug Inspector Sameer Ahmed visited Affy Pharmaceuticals in Himachal Pradesh and recorded the statement of its management. “A statement was recorded wherein the management of the company disassociated themselves from the scandal. They gave a written statement that they have never supplied drugs to government hospitals in J&K. There name has been misused,” sources in the department said. Later on a tiff-off about the manufacturing of these spurious drugs by Sanative Pharmaceutical, Drug Inspector Sanjeev Kumar visited the factory. “He found the pharmaceutical factory locked up. The whole management was missing,” sources said. Greater Kashmir also learnt from official sources that an FIR has already been registered by Rajasthan Government against the company over the supply of spurious drugs. “The drug racket runs across India. It was managed well by the Life Line Pharmaco in Jammu with the help of officials in Purchasing Committee and Food and Drug Control department. But a crucial ‘mistake’ by the Jammu-based distributor was one of the factors which led to their expose. Medley was mentioned as marketing company of the product on the strip of Maximizin-625 tablets whereas the same was mentioned as manufacturing company in the supply order. It was one of the reasons which led to the suspicion of wrongdoing,” an official related with the probe said. A day before, Controller Drug and Food Organization, Satish Gupta, called a meeting at his office here and sought all reports from deputy drug controller, district officers, drug inspectors and quality analysts of Drug Testing Laboratory. “He rebuked us over the leakage of details about spurious drugs to media. He took custody of all the important documents. He threatened us of disciplinary action in case further reports about spurious drugs supplied to Kashmir hospitals are leaked to media,” sources privy to the meeting revealed to Greater Kashmir. Defending his department, Satish Gupta told Urdy daily Kashmir Uzma, “We are being discredited by everyone. Otherwise it was our officers who exposed this racket. We cannot share all details with media as it will hamper the probe. We will come up with all details before the public.”

Thus; the executives of Pakistan Pharmacist Federation; Prof. Dr.Taha Nazir (President), Dr. Abdul Haleem Khan;  B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Ph.D (Senior Vice President); Malik Muhammad Irshad  (Vice President – Hospitals); Prof. Dr. Saeed Ahmad  B.Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Vice President – Academics); Syed Sultan Agha B.Pharm. (Vice president); Hafiz Arshad Mehmood (Vice President – Industries); Muhammad Aamir (Vice President – Marketing); Dr. Tahir Aziz Mughal (Vice President – Research) and  Haji Muhammad Ayub  B.Pharm., M.Phil (General Secretary); Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iftikha B.Pharm., M.Phil. (President KPK); Dr. Naveed Muhammad  Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D.( General Secretary KPK); Shafi Muhmmad Lashari President Baluchistan); Syed Asmatullah (General Secretary Baluchistan); Mr. Jumshaid Ahmad B.Pharm., M.Phil. (President Sindh) has offered free delivery of life saving drug for Kashmiri Muslims brothers. If the political leadership and health  authorities allow us; we can provide the medication as early as possible to save the patients.

Srinagar, Apr 13: In another revelation in the fake drug scam, investigations have revealed that Jammu-based distributor Life Line Pharmaco had got the spurious medicines meant for Kashmir hospitals manufactured at an Uttarakhand company and then faked the brands of Medley Pharmaceuticals and Affy Pharmaceuticals.
Sources in the Drug Department Jammu revealed to Greater Kashmir that Life Line Pharmaco has managed the manufacture of spurious antibiotic Maximizin-625 by Sanative Pharmaceutical (P) Ltd. in Uttarakhand. The company has used the name of Medley Pharmaceuticals as marketing company of the product and Affy Pharmaceuticals as its manufacturer on the packing, investigations revealed.
Earlier, Assistant Drug Controller Muhammad Younis and Drug Inspector Sameer Ahmed visited Affy Pharmaceuticals in Himachal Pradesh and recorded the statement of its management. “A statement was recorded wherein the management of the company disassociated themselves from the scandal. They gave a written statement that they have never supplied drugs to government hospitals in J&K. There name has been misused,” sources in the department said.
Later on a tiff-off about the manufacturing of these spurious drugs by Sanative Pharmaceutical, Drug Inspector Sanjeev Kumar visited the factory. “He found the pharmaceutical factory locked up. The whole management was missing,” sources said.
Greater Kashmir also learnt from official sources that an FIR has already been registered by Rajasthan Government against the company over the supply of spurious drugs. “The drug racket runs across India. It was managed well by the Life Line Pharmaco in Jammu with the help of officials in Purchasing Committee and Food and Drug Control department. But a crucial ‘mistake’ by the Jammu-based distributor was one of the factors which led to their expose. Medley was mentioned as marketing company of the product on the strip of Maximizin-625 tablets whereas the same was mentioned as manufacturing company in the supply order. It was one of the reasons which led to the suspicion of wrongdoing,” an official related with the probe said. A day before, Controller Drug and Food Organization, Satish Gupta, called a meeting at his office here and sought all reports from deputy drug controller, district officers, drug inspectors and quality analysts of Drug Testing Laboratory.
“He rebuked us over the leakage of details about spurious drugs to media. He took custody of all the important documents. He threatened us of disciplinary action in case further reports about spurious drugs supplied to Kashmir hospitals are leaked to media,” sources privy to the meeting revealed to Greater Kashmir.
Defending his department, Satish Gupta told Urdy daily Kashmir Uzma, “We are being discredited by everyone. Otherwise it was our officers who exposed this racket. We cannot share all details with media as it will hamper the probe. We will come up with all details before the public.”

https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Apr/14/fake-drugs-had-come-from-uttarakhand-reveals-probe-53.asp

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Srinagar, April 12 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has condemned the supply of fake medicines to the hospitals of the territory and described it as a pre-planned conspiracy against the Kashmiri people.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing a public gathering in Srinagar deplored that supplying bogus medicines to the hospitals of the territory was aimed at putting the lives of patients at stake. He said that the bogus medicines had caused killing of more than 700 people only during the last year.

He said that the puppet administration had failed at all levels to provide basic day-to-day necessities to the people of Kashmir. He said the services of Department of Health towards patient health care and providing genuine drugs to the hospitals have always remained questionable.

The APHC Chairman said the recent revelation about the deaths of hundreds of children at the children hospital due to spurious drugs and ill-treatment amply demonstrates the wretched condition of the health department. He said the tall claims made by the leaders in the so-called Legislative Assembly that Kashmir was on path of prosperity were just a political gimmick to mislead the people of Kashmir.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stressed the civil society of the territory to raise voice against the anti-people policies of the authorities. He called for an end to brutalities by Indian police and paramilitary forces under draconian laws, Armed Forces Special Powers Act and Public Safety Act.

He emphasised that the mortal remains of Muhammad Maqbool Butt and Muhammad Afzal Guru, buried inside Delhi’s Tihar Jail be returned to the Kashmiris.

https://www.kmsnews.org/news/2013/04/12/fake-medicines-supply-to-ihk-hospitals-a-conspiracy-mirwaiz.html

“Silence Of Kashmiri Muslim Pharmaceutical Traders Criminal”

SRINAGAR: Terming the supply of spurious pharmaceuticals as a “deadly plot against Kashmiris” the chairman of the Hurriyat (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday said that the drug mafia in the state enjoyed government patronage, and lambasted local Muslim chemists and dealers for their “criminal silence” over the issue.

Addressing a Friday congregation at the Jamia Masjid here, the Mirwaiz claimed that 700 hundred lives had been lost because of spurious drugs last year, and demanded an impartial probe by an inquiry commission.

“Kashmir is being systematically turned into a mandi for spurious drugs,” he said.

The Mirwaiz also came down hard on pharmaceutical dealers for what he described as their “criminal silence” over the widespread sale and distribution of substandard medicines.

“Even as we are within our rights to hold the government responsible over this despicable trade in spurious drugs, we must also look within ourselves,” he said.

“Ninety percent of those engaged in the Valley’s pharmaceutical trade are Kashmiri Muslims. It is they who run chemists shops and distribution agencies. Their silence over the supply of spurious and sub-standard drugs is criminal, and deplorable,” he said.

Punjab Drug Rule 2007

Islamabad (Pharmaceutical Review) Ministry of Health, Government of the Punjab has issued a notification, printed in the Punjab weekly gazette dated February 10, 2010, page No. 951, in exercise of power conferred upon him under Section 44 of the Drug Act. 1976 (XXXI of 1976) which empower government to make rules under Act. The governor of the Punjab has made amendments in the Punjab Drug Rules, 2007 after previous publication of these amendments. In rule 1, sub rule (3) for word “three” the word “ten” is substituted. Thus; the Punjab Drug Rule 2007 was suspended for ten years further.

In response the this notification the executives of the Pharmacist Federation of Pakistan; President Punjab: Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Umar Nisar (Pharm-D, R.Ph) 329-G4 Wapda Town, Lahore, Pakistan. C.: +92 300 478 0439  E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Senior Vice  resident: Dr. Tahir Farooq  (B.Pharm., M.Phil., DHMS) Arqam Pharmacy,Old Satellite Town, Sargodha,  Pakistan. C.: +92 321 222 0885,  E:  pharmafederation@gmail.com Vice president (Academics): Dr. Iradat Hussain   (B.Pharm., M.Phil. ) Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabd, Pakistan. C.: 03214706508; E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Vice President (Hospitals): Dr.Tahir Aziz  Mughal  (B.Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D) Health Department, Govt. of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. C.: 03007420715 E.: pharmafederation@gmail.com Vice President: Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Faisal  (Pharm-D.) Health Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan C.: 0300 742 0715 E.: pharmafederation@gmail.com Vice President: Asad Imran  (B. Pharm. R.Ph) Gillon Pharmacies, Lahore, Pakistan C.: 0300 742 0715 E.: pharmafederation@gmail.com General Secretary: Dr. Umer Mujahid  (Pharm-D, M.Phil) Lahore, Pakistan C.: 03334789210 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Media Advisor:   Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Aslam   (Pharm-D,  M.Phil, R.Ph.) Lahore, Pakistan. C.: 03424181284 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Lahore:  President: Dr. Hafiz M. Kashif  Cell #: 0301 6546056 Islamabad:  President: Dr. Ikram Khan; Senior Scientific Officer, National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, Pakistan. E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Gujranwala:  President: Dr. Asif Mushtaq Gujranwala, Pakistan. Cell No: 0300 7431984 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Multan: President: Dr. Muqeet Somro Cell # 0345 7334766 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Sargodha:  President: Dr. Raja Iqbal Community Pharmacist, Sargodha, Cell #  +92 235 861 8151 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Bahawalpur:  President: Prof. Dr. Irshad Islamia University Bahawalpur,  Cell # 0300 6800703 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Faisalabad: President: Dr. M. Shoaib Zafar Dept. of  Pharmacology, University  of Agriculture, Faisalabad,  Pakistan.  C.: +92 03336516056 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Jehlum:  President: Dr. Malik M. Waheed  Principal Noorani Institute of Paramedical Sciences, NearDHQ Hospital, Jehlum, Pakistan.  C.: 0300 951 5870 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Bakhar:  President: Dr. Hafiz M. Abdullah, Gulshen-e-Madina Colony,Bhakhar, Pakistan. Cell; 03336849989 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Mianwali:  President: Dr. Kaleem Ullah Niazi,  Pharmaceutical Marketing, Mianwali, Pakitan. E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Shaiekhupura:  President: Imran Anwer  Drug Inspector, Shiekhupura, Paksitan. C.: 03004846116, E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Rahim Yar Khan:  President: Dr. Abdul Rub Mujahid, Muller & Phipps, Bahawalpure, Paksitan. C.: +92 344 741 3082 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Sialkot:  President: Dr. Bilal Ghoraya, Cell #  03347592343 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com. said these amendments are biased , unfair and based on unrealistic approach of Government of the Punjab. In this wary, non-professional personals are secured to sell the life saving drugs. The way of dispensing, distribution and delivery of drugs is totally different than grocery, vegetable, grains and garments. Thus; this amendments should be withdrawn instantly. The non-skilled people shopudl never be allowed to involve in health care practice. Moreover; they have emphasized the government to withdraw this notification soon as possible.

Punjab Drug Rule 2007

Punjab Drug Rule 2007

Islamabad (Pharmaceutical Review) Ministry of Health, Government of the Punjab has issued a notification, printed in the Punjab weekly gazette dated February 10, 2010, page No. 951, in exercise of power conferred upon him under Section 44 of the Drug Act. 1976 (XXXI of 1976) which empower government to make rules under Act subjected to previous publication, the governor of the Punjab has made amendments in the Punjab Drug Rules, 2007 after previous publication of these amendments. In rule 1, sub rule (3) for word “three” the word “ten” is substituted.  In Schedule A- From 9 at Serial No. 1, after the word “and sell” the word “or distribute” is inserted. In Form 10 at serial No. 1, after the word “or sale by way of wholesale” is inserted.

In response the this notification the executives of the Pharmacist Federation of Pakistan; Dr.Taha Nazir President Pharmacist Federation Pakistan, C.: 0321 222 0885, E. tahanazir@yahoo.com; Senior Vice President: Dr. Abdul Haleem Khan;  B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Ph.D Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. C.: +92 321 411 2410;  E: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Vice President (Hospitals): Malik Muhammad Irshad  Hospital Pharmacist Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.  C.: 0300 942 3099 E.: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Vice President (Academics) Prof. Dr. Saeed Ahmad  B.Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pashawar, KPK, Pakistan. C.: 03232175686 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Vice president Syed Sultan Agha B.Pharm. Hospital Pharmacist, DHQ Hospital, Quetta, Baluchistan,  Pakistan. C.: 03337822699  E: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Vice President (Industries) Hafiz Arshad Mehmood Wilson Laboratories, Islamabad. C.: +92 300 854 7959; E: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Vice President (Marketing) Muhammad Aamir C.: +92 322 442 5754 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Vice President (Research) Dr. Tahir Aziz Mughal Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore,  Pakistan.  C.:  +92 321 488 7801; E: pharmafederation@gmail.com;  General Secretary: Haji Muhammad Ayub  (B.Pharm., M.Phil) University of the Punjab, Lahore. C.: 0321 432 4743, E.: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Joint Secretary : Iradat Hussain;  Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad. Pakistan. C.: 03214706508; E: pharmafederation@gmail.com; Editor in Chief Pharmaceutical Review: Muhammad Taseer Khan B.Pharm., M.Phil. University of Sargodha. C.:  +92 345 936 9735 E: pharmafederation@gmail.com Media Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Salman (Pharm D)  G-11 Markaz, Islamabad, Pakistan. C.: 03455910035, E.: pharmafederation@gmail.com  said that it is unfair to regularize the unlawful wholesale business of life saving drugs. These amendments are biased. Which are based on unrealistic approach of Government of the Punjab. They have secured the non-professional people to sell the life saving drugs. The way of distribution of drugs is totally different than grocery, vegetable, grains and garments. Thus; this amendments should be withdrawn instantly. The non-skilled people not allowed involve in health care profession in an improper way. They have protested against the suspension of Punjab Drug Rule 2007 and strongly emphasized the government to withdraw this notification soon as possible.

Punjab Drug Rule 2007

Punjab Drug Rule 2007

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.

Punjab Drug Rule 2007