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Spurious drugs continue to be sold in JK 6/6/2016 11:15:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 6: Even after four years of announcement implementation of new drug policy in the state, it has remained confined to papers with government not in a mood to implement the same. The J&K Govt in 2012 had announced that it will fully implement a new drug policy in the state after March 31, 2013. The then Health Minister, Sham Lal Sharma had formally announced that the Drug Procurement Corporation was ready to assist the government to make the move a success. While earlier the cabinet has also given its nod, the new drug policy is yet to be implemented on the ground. Sources said that the Health department has not issued any proper guidelines to ensure implementation of the new drug policy in the state. "The state government is still pondering on the issue. The new drug policy was approved by the cabinet after getting suggestions from the experts but later the government could not enforce it on the ground," they said. Sources said that various national based Pharmaceutical companies were able to pressurize the government to be lenient on the issue. "Various national based Pharma companies have established their connections within power corridors.They have a booming market across the country due to which the new drug policy couldn't influence them," they said. In the absence of the new drug policy, distribution of the spurious drugs has been continuing unabated in the state which is rsiking the lives of consumers. The office of the Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) Jammu and Kashmir after every month declares few particular drug as spurious. "We are continuously try to inform people through media to abandon any particular drug after it is found substandard. Its stores are destroyed by our checking squad during market checking," said an official from thedepartment of DFCO. According to a Senior official at DFCO said, there has been increase in the flow of substandard drugs to the state. According to reports DFCO had found 21 drugs substandard in the year 2010-2011 while in 2014-2015 the number of substandard drugs has increased to 160. It may be worth to mention here that earlier the Pharma traders have opposed the move and staged numerous protests against the government for halting the implementation of drug policy . However a senior official at Director Health Services, expressed ignorance over the issue, saying the department of Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) J&K was following it.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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