Beware! 16 drug samples from Delhi govt hospitals failed Drug Dept test
New Delhi, Aug 31: Sixteen samples of drugs procured from ten government hospitals in the national capital did not pass the test of Delhi's Drug Control Department between April 2010 and March 2015, according to an RTI reply.
This information was given by the Drug Control Department of Delhi in reply to an Right To Information (RTI) query by activist Rajhans Bansal.
As per the information given by the department, anti-inflammatory drug Regunac and painkillers Diclofenac and Aspirin procured from Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mongolpuri, and Atenolol, to treat high blood pressure, and Aspirin from AIIMS failed to clear the test.
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Anti-parasitic drug Albendazole procured from Lok Nayak Hospital and samples of cotton bandage roll from Safdarjung, GTB and Acharya Shree Bhikshu hospitals also failed the test.
PTI