LAHORE: It has been revealed that a group of people involved in the pharmaceuticals industry is importing inexpensive and substandard raw material from neighboring countries India and Iran.
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Doctors and staff of health department are also involved in this illicit practice whereas private and public hospitals are preferring counterfeit medicines over original ones in order to maximize their profits.
A committee was constituted on directions of Punjab CM after emergence of spurious stents.
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Committee’s report revealed that medical mafia is pouring fake drugs in market by exploiting names of big companies whereas heavy bribe is being offered to authorities concerned to keep their mouth shut.