Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Testing of certain medicines sold at unusually low prices in private pharmacies has confirmed that some do not contain the correct ingredients, raising serious concerns about patient safety, Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, President of the Professional Association of Doctors for Medical and Civil Rights, told the Daily Mirror.

According to Dr. Sanjeewa, some medicines are being imported into the country by agents without proper registration with the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) and are sold in private pharmacies without adequate supervision. He warned that although labels display the country of manufacture, such details may be forged locally.

Citing an example, he said the medicine Papaverine is ...