Abdul Qadir directs DRAP to ensure supply of quality medicines.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel has directed Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to ensure supply of quality medicines, media reported on Tuesday.

According to details, the DRAP has launched inspection of a listed medical firm under Division of Health and OTC rules. The firm was involved in manufacturing of fake and unregistered products, said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health.

In a statement, Health Ministry's spokesperson said that the authorities were taking effective measures to prevent supply of fake medicines. 'Raids were being conducted on distributors, pharmacies and medical stores across the country,' he added.

The spokesperson noted that the authorities had also conducted a raid on Karachi Port Qasim and recovered fake...