Health deptt, PFA to launch operation against fake medicines.

LAHORE -- The Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department has joined hands with the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) to control forgery in medicines.

In this connection, both departments would launch a province-wide surprise grand operation against counterfeit and fake drugs which is being sold in the market in the name of supplements or nutraceuticals.

This was stated by Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Capt (retd) Muhammad Usman, adding that mostly fake drug manufacturers were running their businesses in the name of functional foods or nutraceuticals to keep themselves safe from the Drug Act.

He...