Key Takeaways
- Seven batches of six well-known medicines declared fake in Sindh.
- Specific batches of Velosef, Augmentin, No-Spa Forte, Mucaine Suspension, and Laxoberon found to contain no active ingredients.
- Action recommended under the Drug Act 1976.
Seven batches of six popular medicines have been declared fake in Sindh after government laboratory tests found the samples contained no active ingredients, according to reports.
Specific batches of Velosef 500mg, Augmentin 526mg, No-Spa Forte, Mucaine Suspension, and Laxoberon syrup were found to be fake, with the active ingredient absent in some cases.
The government testing laboratory has sent reports to the Secretary of the Quality Control Board Sindh and the Drug Inspector Karachi South for further action, as per the Drug Act 1976.
Martin Dow Marker distanced itself from producing the questioned Laxoberon batches, while the relevant pharmaceutical companies refused to acknowledge the specific batches as their manufactured medicines.
The fake medicines included Velosef 500mg batch number LX3A, Augmentin 526mg batch number YT9D, and Laxoberon syrup batches 46292 and 43445, with sodium picosulfate absent in the latter.
The remaining fake batches were of No-Spa Forte and Mucaine Suspension, which also failed to meet laboratory standards.
The government has recommended action under the Drug Act 1976, indicating a serious oversight in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
This development highlights the need for stringent quality control measures and increased scrutiny of pharmaceutical companies and their manufacturing processes.
