India, Nov. 14 -- Taking serious note of the theft of mephentermine sulphate injection vials from the Aundh District Hospital (ADH) Pune, the public health department on Thursday appointed a committee to probe the incident, said officials.

Hindustan Times on November 13 published a report on suspension of ADH Class 4 employee Swapnil Chavan for allegedly stealing 20 vials of mephentermine sulphate from the hospital's pharmacy. Dr Naganath Yempalle, Pune district civil surgeon and head of ADH, on Wednesday ordered an immediate physical verification and audit of drug and equipment stocks across the district.

As per officials, mephentermine sulphate is a schedule H drug and a cardiac stimulant often misused as a performance enhancer. It ca...