June 27, 2003	Friday	Rabi-us-Sani 26,1424

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FAISALABAD, June 26: A team of the health department found a number of veterinary medicines being dispensed to humans in some government dispensaries of the city.

According to sources, the chief medical officer for dispensaries led the raids and found partially used veterinary medicines on dispensing tables.

The raiding team found out that veterinary medicines were being administered to people by the staff of dispensaries without registration.

The inspection team found more veterinary medicines in dispensary stores. According to the team, these medicines also did not appear on record.

Some of the staff members at a dispensary claimed that they had bought these medicines on the prescription of the lady doctor in-charge. When the doctor was approached, she said the medicines had not been entered in the stock register, and she was ignorant about their presence.

The team termed it strange that veterinary medicines were being utilized in the dispensary, but the person in-charge did not know anything about it. The team said that the act was criminal, inhuman and amounted to misconduct.

The team urged the EDO for health to hold an inquiry into the matter and proceed against those responsible under the Punjab Removal from Service Ordinance 2000.

Meanwhile, another team of the health department raided a private clinic in Ghulam Mohammadabad and arrested Dr Ghulam Ahmed for administering veterinary medicines to humans. The team handed over the accused to area police, who booked him under Section 420 of the PPC and Section 4/6 of the Medical and Dental Degrees Ordinance.