PESHAWAR: Authorities here on Thursday seized a big quantity of medicines manufactured by unregistered pharmaceutical companies in Karkhano Market.

Officials of the drug control administration with the support of district administration and police also sealed 25 medical stores for unlawful sale of fake drugs.

Officials said that cases had been lodged under the Drug Act, 1976, against those involved in medicine business without authorisation. They said consumption of unregistered drugs harmed the people instead of healing them.

They said that the seized drugs, including antibiotics, pain killers, tranquillisers, etc, were being sold by dealers who supplied the same to pharmacies in all districts.

The officials said the seized medicines had been sent for analysis to the Drug Testing Laboratory.

Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2022