Dehradun, Oct. 6 -- Govt, FDA, cracks the whip on pharma sector

Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 4 Oct: Prioritizing child safety and public health, the Uttarakhand government has launched a strict statewide campaign against banned cough syrups and medicines. On the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, joint teams of the Health Department and the Food Safety & Drug Administration (FDA) have begun intensive raids at medical stores, wholesale distributors, and hospital pharmacies in all districts.

The campaign follows recent incidents in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, where the consumption of cough syrups reportedly led to the deaths of children. Treating this as a matter of utmost public h...