Those who are following my blogs on PIC issue will found this report supportive to my argument!
Pakistani National Pharmaceutical Companies are not crap!
If drug is non lethal!
then what lead so many people to death!
what is prime reason
- Wrong Prescription
- Lack of qualified Pharmacists
- Attitude of doctors (they think that they cant make any mistake)
Decide by yourself
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M. Waqar BhattiSunday, January 29, 2012
Karachi
The Central Drug Testing Laboratory (CTDL) in the city has tested and cleared the five medicines that allegedly claimed the lives of over 100 heart patients at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore, The News learnt on Saturday.
Test results revealed that the drugs had no traces of mercury, lead or arsenic.
Officials at the lab said the investigators probing into the deaths of the cardiac patients overlooked the possibility of “prescription errors” as a high dose of the same drugs may prove fatal. “A daily dose of 300mg of uncoated Solprin (Aspirin) can cause the death of a healthy patient within a week as it would result in internal bleeding.”
Sindh’s Chief Drug Inspector Saleem Isharat was of the same opinion. “Deaths in Lahore have more to do with “faulty prescription of drugs”.
A CDTL pharmacist, who requested anonymity, said the quagmire could be a conspiracy to defame local pharmaceutical companies. “It might lead to a suspension of medicine exports to some 60 countries, which provides Pakistan with $145 million in foreign exchange annually.”
Dr Tanvir Alam, director CDTL, refused to give details of the drugs’ test results but confirmed that they had been sent to the Quality Control Board in Islamabad and to the drug inspectors in Lahore on January 27.
The suspected medicines included selected batches of Solprin (Aspirin), Alfagril (Clopiogril), Cardiovastin (Simvastatin), Atenolol and Corcont (amlodipine besylate) and the raw materials of two other medicines given to heart patients.
Former senator Javed Jabbar, who was the chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Pharmaceutical Sector in the late 80s and early 90s, said his committee had recommended hiring qualified pharmacists at hospitals and pharmacies. “My report can still be of use if the authorities sincerely want to save the lives of poor people.”
Now read the following news
Its self evident
No further comments are required!
Ap ko kitna hi bura kyon na lagay
ye haqeeqat hai
A qualified pharmacist is a real Drug Expert
Let him do his work
Let him do!!
Let him!
Shabana ShafiqSunday, January 29, 2012
KARACHI: Atorvastatin 80mg is stated to be the cause of mass deaths of heart patients in Punjab. The medicine was donated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC).
According to the Pakistan Pharmacy Graduate Association president, the medicine was distributed about a month ago. This was given to the patients who were already using Atorvastatin 20mg. This medicine was given not in packing but in loose form for the reason that the medicine was donated not in packing but in a jar.
Atorvastatin 20mg has been used for treating patients for many years, and the hospitals haves been purchasing this medicine for many years. To dilute blood, the medicine can be administered daily up to 20mg or to a maximum of 40mg. It is learnt that Atorvastatin 80mg is still considered unsafe for patients. According to the spokesman of the Pakistan Pharmacy Graduate Association the medicine donated by WHO was to expire in February 2012.
As per record the medicine was given to about 40,000 patients. The spokesman further said that use of Atorvastatin 80mg separates the plasma and blood and the blood cells become prone to disintegration, and blood become diluted like water. Ultimately, the patient passes away. The spokesman added that the patients were already using aspirin and clopidorel for diluting the blood.
The most significant point is that the doctor never bothered to consult the pharmacist before prescribing this medicine. However, medical experts are of the opinion that WHO is a responsible and trusted organization, and it cannot donate any medicine to any country which is not properly certified for efficacy.
Now it is the responsibility of our doctors and hospitals administration to ensure that the new medicine that is proposed to be given to patients does not bring bad effects in combination with the medicine they are already using.
The spokesman said that before pointing fingers at a prestigious organization we should hold a complete local inquiry.
so true ... let pharmacist do his job!
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