Counterfeit antibiotic drugs worth Rs 20L seized
The proliferation of counterfeit drugs on the global market and easy availability via online pharmacies is an increasing problem. The makers of counterfeit drugs have enjoyed and profited from loopholes in a system designed to deliver healthy medicines to those in need. The rising cost of prescription medications and the ubiquitous presence of online and overseas pharmacies means more people than ever are threatened by these counterfeiting operations.
GURGAON/ NEW DELHI: Haryana health department officials seized counterfeit quinolone antibiotic tablets over Rs 20 lakh from a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Gurgaon on Friday evening. According to department officials, the samples of the medicine failed in the tests conducted during the first week of this month and around two lakh tablets were confiscated from the company premises in Udyog Vihar-II.
27 July 2008