Drap lab in Karachi achieves WHO prequalification, ministry says – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: The national health services ministry has announced that the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) Karachi, a statutory laboratory of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap), has successfully achieved World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification, elevating the country’s pharmaceutical testing capabilities to international standards. It added that this certification signified that Drap’s testing services met the […]
Drap directs pharma firm to recall ‘substandard’ syrup – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has directed a pharmaceutical company to recall a syrup, which is given to children to treat fever, from the market and has advised the health professionals not to prescribe it. The direction has been giving after getting a report from the federal government analyst Central Drugs Laboratory […]
Drap orders recall of nine ‘poisonous’ syrups – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has directed pharmaceutical companies to recall nine contaminated syrups, the authority’s CEO told Dawn. In the past two months, the regulator has found at least seven pharmaceutical companies involved in producing syrups with high proportions of Propylene Glycol (PG), a prohibited substance. Drap CEO Dr Asim Rauf […]
Parlours offering medical services under guise of beauty
PESHAWAR: When Hira Khan went to her local beauty parlour recently, she was not aware that a routine appointment would push her skin into turmoil she had never experienced before. Hira, a long-term resident of Peshawar, was told by the parlour staff that the secret to a glowing and acne free skin were the beauty […]