Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 9 Jul: Joint teams from the District Legal Services Authority and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today conducted raids on several medical stores in Dehradun, uncovering numerous irregularities. The operation, led by Authority Secretary Seema Dungrakoti and Drug Inspector Manvendra Singh Rana, scrutinised various aspects including licences, pharmacist records, cold storage facilities, expired medicines and their disposal procedures, and narcotic drugs. A significant quantity of expired medicines was seized from several establishments.
According to Secretary Seema, during the inspection of Kapoor Medicos on Raipur Road, neither proprietor Gursharan Singh nor any pharmacist was present. Furthermore, the medical store’s refrigerator lacked a temperature display, and expired insulin was found inside the refrigerator. The store was also involved in the purchase and sale of narcotic drugs, where irregularities were found in the examination of their bills. Several other medicines were also found to be expired, and the store was also found to have maintained poor hygiene.
Similarly, at Kapoor Medical, also on Raipur Road, proprietor Amarjeet Singh was present during the inspection, but no pharmacist was found. This store had numerous syringes lying outside, and insulin was found in a deteriorated condition. Many expired medicines were also discovered. Bills for narcotic claims were missing, and wholesale medicines were being sold without a licence.
At Lakshya Medicos on Raipur Road, neither Nidhi Kukreti nor a pharmacist was present. Secretary Seema reported multiple irregularities at this medical store, and the Drug Inspector of Drug Administration seized expired medicines from the premises.
In another pharmacy on Raipur Road, pharmacist Kapil was absent. The joint team also discovered four bottles of alcohol at this store. Upon questioning, it was revealed that expired medicines were being burnt without any record of their disposal. The refrigerator in this pharmacy was found to be operating at a high temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, which renders all stored medicines and vaccines ineffective. The joint team noted serious irregularities at this pharmacy store.
