Efroze officials knew toxicity of Isotab, says report

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Efroze officials knew toxicity of Isotab, says report

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Investigation team headed by DIG Punjab has prepared report on PIC medicine reaction.

12 February,2012 08:18 pm

The report said that owners of Efroze Pharmaceuticals knew on 29th September, 2011 that Isotab’s Batch No. J93 was faulty however; the company reportedly expressed negligence and continued supply of toxic medicine.Efroze Pharma’s Plant Manger Shakeel Ahmad had told the management regarding problem in the medicine on October 4 but they did not noticed, the report said.It is revealed in the report that Efroze Pharma management did not send Batch No. J93 for laboratory test.There are used six chemical for the preparation of Isiotab and if anti-malarial Paramethane is included, the medicine become toxic, it is said.It is recommended, in the report, that high official should registered murder case against the owners of Efroze Pharama as deaths occurred due to contaminated medicines.