Punjab Food and Drugs Administration Commissioner K S Pannu directed the Drugs Regulatory Officers to conduct meetings with the Chemist Associations of their district and educated them regarding prevailing drugs laws and maintenance of records pertaining to schedule H1 drugs.

During a meeting of Drugs Regulatory Officers of the state held here under the chairmanship of Mr Pannu, the Drugs Regulators were also directed to keep vigilant eye on the movement of ‘Not of Standard Quality’ and spurious drugs flowing in the market, so that such drugs can be detected at an early stage in order to weed-out the sale of aforementioned drugs from the market, with the objective of providing quality/assured products at affordable rates to the public. Such mechanism may prove successful in discouraging the manufacture/sale/ distribution of Not of Standard Quality and Spurious drugs.

They were also advised to ensure the presence of qualified person/registered pharmacist in the retail sale shops, so that the prescription drugs shall be sold under the active supervision of qualified person and right drugs be supplied to the consumers. The Drugs Regulatory Officers were also directed to ensure the standard quality (preserved in right temperature and right manner) and safe blood to the public through licensed blood banks.