Expired medicines in Pakistan

THIS is regarding a dangerous dilemma which is faced by the citizens of Pakistan in general and by the residents of Mansehra in particular.

I bought a medicine from a store located opposite the District Headquarters Hospital (Mansehra) for my wife. I was shocked to learn from a nurse there that it was an expired medicine. I was further shocked on learning that the medicine had been kept in store even though it had expired six months back.

I am sure that during the past six months many packets of this expired medicine must have been sold to patients. I had been buying the medicine from the store for at least a month. It is pathetic that neither the owner of the store nor any drug inspector did anything to remove expired medicines from stock. This shows that there is a symbiotic relationship between owners of pharmaceutical stores and (read drug inspectors).

I request the authorities concerned to make sure that no expired drugs are sold in Mansehra.