Patiala:, Feb. 6 -- An inquiry report pertaining to the Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) centre at a community health centre (CHC) in Mohali has pointed to a number of anomalies, such as "missing" buprenorphine tablets in bulk, increased daily dose for addicts "without doctor's approval" and even "disbursement of drugs to a deceased patient". Submitted by the Mohali deputy medical commissioner to the civil surgeon last month, the report came days after a four-member committee inspected the OOAT clinic in the Dhakoli CHC on December 17, 2024.

The inquiry report, accessed by Hindustan Times, revealed that there were discrepancies in the medicine stock register wherein around 23,559 tablets were missing. The committee report ment...