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Pakistan: Parliamentary committee expresses concern over production qualit
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
These concerns regarding drug production were raised during the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (SCNHSRC), chaired by Pakistani Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti, at the Parliament House.
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Pak's drug regulatory body takes action against counterfeit drug menace in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Following a significant operation on December 12, last year, DRAP's team conducted a raid on an illicit pharmaceutical factory in Karachi, seizing a substantial quantity of counterfeit drugs.
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Former chief of Pak drugs regulatory body arrested for holding fake PhD de
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The FIA's anti-corruption unit detained Sheikh Akhtar Hussain, the ex-Chief Executive Officer of DRAP, following revelations that his appointment to the regulatory authority, based on a purported PhD degree, was discovered to be fake, according to an FIA spokesperson.
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Pak drug regulatory body again recalls substandard painkiller syrup from m
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The regulatory alert issued by DRAP highlights that the deficiency in Sodium could lead to adverse reactions, causing pain in the body, weakness, throat swelling, and eye infections, according to ARY News.
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Pak: Severe shortage of life-saving drugs in Karachi worries patients, cit
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, is currently facing a severe shortage of essential medicines, including life-saving drugs, which has worried patients and citizens in the city, as reported by ARY News.
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Pak: Warning issued against batch of widely-consumed syrup; recall initiat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The alert comes as a result of potential health risks associated with the incorrect usage of the syrup, commonly employed in the treatment and prevention of iron deficiency anemia.
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Pak: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan advised to maintain availabilit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Over 45 children and teenagers lost their lives due to diphtheria across Pakistan in 2022 while hundreds of suspected cases have been reported from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, officials say, The News International reported.
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Paracetamol disappears from Pakistan's pharmacies as Dengue cases rise
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Paracetamol is unavailable in many of Pakistan's pharmacies and is reportedly being sold in the black market, reported DAWN.
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Regulatory body in Pakistan rushes to register Pfizer vaccine after shipme
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) is rushing to register the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, after a shipment with 100,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in the country, under the COVAX initiative, without any clearance.
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Pak Cabinet approves highly expensive prices for COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): The Federal Cabinet in Pakistan has approved the highly expensive prices recommended by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for COVID-19 vaccines imported by private companies.
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Pakistan approves Chinese Sinopharm COVID -19 vaccine for emergency use
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) on Monday approved Chinese state-owned firm Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the second vaccine to be given approval for use in the country, reported Dawn.
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