Chemists, Jan Aushadhi Kendras face heat over illegal drug sale in Amritsar

Sharing details, Kulwinder Singh, Zonal Licensing Authority, said during an inspection on August 27, Drugs Control Officer Harpreet Singh had found that the proprietor of Sandhu Medicos could not produce the required records for three types of drugs seized from the premises. The medicines contained pregabalin as the key ingredient. The premises was subsequently sealed.

Similarly, during an inspection on September 11, Drugs Control Officer Gurdip Singh seized four types of medicines from Brother Medical Store after its owner failed to produce their purchase and sale records. These drugs also contained pregabalin as the key ingredient, he said.

Taking note of the violations and their potential impact on public health, the Zonal Licensing Authority ordered cancellation of their licences.

Meanwhile, the drug licences of a PMBJK at Guru Nanak Nirankar Colony on the Sultanwind Road and the one outside the Civil Hospital in Tarn Taran have been suspended for 45 days for non-compliance.

in Amritsar Zone has cancelled the licences of

17 chemists in recent months for similar violations, he said.