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| JK needs to send drug samples to accredited labs | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 30: The health institutes in Jammu and Kashmir are required to send the samples of the drugs for testing to the drug controller or an accredited laboratory on regular basis for ensuring independent quality check of the drugs, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India report has said.
Data collected from the State Drug and Food Controller Organization Srinagar and Jammu according to the audit showed that the organization had lifted 1833 samples from health institutions during 2010 to 2015, out of total 43 samples were declared as "not of standard quality", the report says.
"However none of the health institutions had a mechanism of regular referral of drugs medicines disposables for testing."
Cross check of data in the sampled health institutions showed that 50.95 lakh tablets, capsules, injections declared "not of standard quality" by the testing organization that had been issued for supply to patients.
In 2013, a massive drug scam surfaced in the state health department when many drugs procured by the JK government tested fake in laboratory analyses. After which the case was referred to the Crime Branch and vigilance department was directed to probe the assets of members of the committee that had approved the purchase of the fake antibiotic.
The CAG report says that J&K adopted a drug policy in February 2012. However, audit scrutiny in November 2014 showed that procurement of medicines, drugs was being made without having any formulary of common generic drugs.
"Audit noticed that no policy guidelines were put in place for testing of drugs before these are administered to patients," the report says. It had conduced cross verification of supply orders and examination of related documents besides conducted a survey before framed the report.
The audit has observed that there was no mechanism in place for referral of samples by the health institutions for testing to the drug controller or to third party accredited laboratories.
During the period 20 10-11 to 2014-15, of the 9782 supply orders for medicines, drugs of Rs 108.52 crore placed by the test checked health institutions, 1898 supply order of Rs 64.25 crore had been placed on the basis of rate contacts finalized by the purchase committee, it says."797 supply orders of Rs 27.14 crore were placed on the basis of rate contracts the validity of which had expired, resulting in purchase on repeat order basis and extension of undue benefits to the suppliers." |
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