DHARAN, Oct. 20 -- Department of Drug Administration warns local pharmacies to return unregistered medicines and food supplements within a week

Doctors at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) have been found prescribing patients with unnecessary medicines and unregistered food supplements that cost much more than the government-approved medicines.

For instance, the doctors have been prescribing a food supplement tablet named 'Cabo Din' instead of Calcium D3 Calvit tablets to the patients requiring calcium supplements, according to the Department of Drug Administration.

Meanwhile, Cabo Din is not registered with the Department of Drug Administration (DDA) and costs Rs 20 per tablet, while Calcium D3 Calvit is a registered dr...