DRA recovers 40 substandard stents, seals company's office in Lahore

DRA recovers 40 substandard stents, seals company's office in Lahore
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Summary CJP has also taken notice of fake stents implantation.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) of Pakistan on Sunday recovered 40 substandard stents during raid on the sales office of multinational company and sealed it on spot.

Meanwhile, an inquiry committee comprising of director quality and director medical devices has been constituted by DRA to probe matter of counterfeit stents.

Cases will be lodged against those using substandard stents, said spokesperson of DRA while Ministry for National Health Services termed usage of spurious stents as a crime.

It may be recalled that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had exposed a wicked mafia in provincial capital of Punjab which was involved in sale of fake stents to heart patients and fraudulently extracting money from them.

CJP has also taken notice of fake stents implantation.

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