The Medical Supplies Division of the Ministry of Health states that 93 types of medicines used in government hospitals have failed quality certification tests so far this year. Among these substandard medicines, 42 originated from India, marking the
Among these substandard medicines, 42 originated from India, marking the highest contribution from a single source. According to Ministry of Health reports, 600 instances of drug quality failures have been reported in the country from 2017 to date. To prevent patients' lives from being endangered by substandard medicines, the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) is working to tighten testing procedures.
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Organisations- National Medicines Regulatory Authority2
- Medical Supplies Division
- Ministry of Health
- Health Ministry
Places- Pakistan2
- China2
- India2
- Japan2
- Bangladesh.The
- Bangladesh
Keywords- quality2
- tests2
- types2
- fail2
- substandard
- originated
- hospitals
- reveals
- number
- drugs
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