FSDA officers during inspection
Lucknow: Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), Uttar Pradesh , continued with its scrutiny of pricing and purchase-sale systems for medicines in hospital pharmacies, carrying out inspections in nine govt medical colleges, 11 private medical colleges and 32 private hospitals. The department has carried out similar inspections since Sept 30 and issued notices to hospitals over discrepancies. The department has reported irregularities related to licences, addresses printed on sales bills and stock and sales records at various hospitals, for which it has initiated action against the hospitals concerned. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in Lucknow Stay updated with the latest Lucknow news.
An official said during the campaign, the availability of pharmacists at hospital pharmacies and their mapping were also checked. Shortcomings in standards related to temperature loggers or cold chain maintenance were recorded,” he said. Inspection teams examined both purchase and sale prices of medicines at hospital pharmacies and found that in some cases, manufacturers had printed a much higher MRP on medicines, while hospitals were receiving the same medicines at much lower rates. The department has sought an explanation from hospitals where this issue was found. In addition, the teams also examined licences and purchase-sale documents at the pharmacies. Irregularities were also found in the operations of wholesale firms operating in some hospitals. These were related to storage and maintenance of medicines. FSDA has halted the sale of medicines in these hospitals. “Shortcomings related to the presence and mapping of pharmacists were found. The department is taking necessary action regarding these shortcomings. In addition, storage standards required to maintain the quality of medicines were also examined. Download the TOI App.