DRAP recovers huge quantity of medicines stolen from NICVD, CHK
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A huge quantity of medicines stolen from the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) and Dr Ruth KM Pfao Civil Hospital were seized when the National Task Force against Spurious Drugs raided various shops and a warehouse in the Katchi Gali and Hussainabad areas of Karachi on Monday.
“The National Task Force against Spurious Drugs of DRAP today raided various shops and warehouses in the notorious Katchi Gali in District South as well as the Hussainabad area and seized a huge quantity of medicines stolen from the Sindh government’s hospitals. Officials have also seized a large quantity of spurious drugs during these raids,” said the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), while talking to The News.
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