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Express News Service KOCHI: The Kerala State Drugs Control Department (KSDCD) recently confiscated hand sanitisers and N95 masks worth Rs 3 lakh from an unlicensed company at Thycaud in Thiruvananthapuram for violating the norms of the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations Act, 1995. The officials said 50 cases regarding the sale of low-quality Covid essential sanitisation products were reported across the state. Hand sanitisers have become one of the most sought-after products during the pandemic, which has led to its scarcity. This gives room for production of fake or substandard products. Many unlabelled and low-quality products are being sold at higher prices. Saju R, chief inspector, Drug Intelligence Squad, said fake hand sanitisers and masks were also seized from Malappuram, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Palakkad, and Ernakulam.“On Thursday, another case was brought to our notice where low quality and unlabelled hand sanitisers were being sold in Kannur. ....
Chemists demand vaccination on priority Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The All Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association (AKCDA) has demanded that druggists and employees be given vaccination on priority. Wholesale distribution centres and godowns of a majority of pharmaceutical companies are in Kochi, and drug dealers and employees in the district are working to deliver drugs across the State in the midst of the epidemic, according to a statement issued by P.V. Tomy, Ernakulam district president, AKCDA. The association has submitted a petition to the Chief Minister, Health Minister, and the State Drugs Controller. “Hundreds of workers in the region are out of work due to the fear of disease outbreak, leading to a crisis in the State’s drug supply,” the statement said, urging the government to take action immediately. ....
Pulse oximeters in short supply as pandemic rages Updated: Updated: Dealers looking at possibilities of procuring the machines from alternate sources like Bengaluru Share Article Dealers looking at possibilities of procuring the machines from alternate sources like Bengaluru Pulse oximeters used for measuring blood oxygen level, otherwise superfluous equipment considered surplus to the needs of households and were mostly used by health care facilities alone, are flying off the racks of medical shops that there is now a shortage of the machines thanks to the panic triggered by the sweeping second wave of the pandemic. The demand for the equipment had died down considerably following the COVID-19 breakout last year. Not anticipating an even intense resurgence of the pandemic, medical shops and surgical equipment dealers stocked thin, and what little stock was available dried up in no time. ....