LHC accepts petition against PIC medicine deaths

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LHC accepts petition against PIC medicine deaths

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) has summoned Federal and Punjab health secretaries on January 30.

26 January,2012 10:54 am

Justice Umar Atta Bandial of Lahore High Court started the hearing of a petition filed against death of 100 patients by the reaction of spurious medicines at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC).The petitioner prayed that 100 people have died due to use of spurious medicines at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) but the Punjab government has failed to identify the culprits and has not taken any action against pharmaceutical companies responsible for the manufacturing of theses medicines.The court while accepting the application summoned Federal and Punjab health secretaries and DG FIA on January 30.