Stop marketing of low-quality drugs
The High Court yesterday ordered the government to stop the marketing of sub-standard drugs of 20 pharmaceutical companies and antibiotics of 14 others and to withdraw those products from the markets.
Earlier on June 15, the Appellate Division upheld an HC order asking the government to halt the production of sub-standard drugs and antibiotics by these manufacturers.
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh submitted a petition on July 31, saying medicines of the 34 companies were still in the market.
It appealed for an HC order on the authorities to stop the marketing of sub-standard drugs and antibiotics and to withdraw them from markets.
Responding to the petition, an HC bench of Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed yesterday's order.
Petitioner's counsel Manzill Murshid told reporters that those drugs and antibiotics pose risk to people's health.
Earlier on June 7, the HC following a writ petition by the rights organisation directed the government to halt operation of the 20 companies within seven days.
It also ordered 14 others to stop production of antibiotics within the same time, and issued a rule upon the authorities to explain why not cancelling licences of the 20 drug companies shouldn't be declared illegal.
The 20 drug companies are Aexim Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Avert Pharma Ltd, Bikolpo Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Dolphin Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Drugland Ltd, Globe Laboratories (pvt) Ltd, Jalpha Laboratories Ltd, Kafma Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Medico Pharmaceuticals Ltd, National Drug Pharma Ltd, North Bengal Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Remo Chemicals Ltd (Pharma Division), Rid Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Skylab Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Spark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Star Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Sunipun Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Today Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Tropical Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Universal Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
The 14 companies that must stop manufacturing antibiotics are Ad Din Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Alkad Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Belsen Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bengal Drugs Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bistol Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Crystal Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Indo Bangla Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Millat Pharmaceuticals Ltd, MST Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Orbit Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Pharmatik Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Phoenix Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Rasa Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Save Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
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