ALL local and multinational pharmaceutical companies supply their drugs through medicine carrier companies from Nawabshah to Naushahro Feroze, Sindh.This region is the hottest; temperatures here can rise up to 50°C. However, the pharmaceutical companies don’t keep the medicines in cold storage during transportation — as a result of which the efficacy of most drugs is lost.

Drugs should be transported and stored between temperatures of 25°C and 30°C. Any warmer, and the medicines lose efficacy.

The authorities concerned should take the necessary measures to ensure that medicines don’t go bad during transportation.

I request the Sindh health secretary, DHOs and drug inspectors to ensure that medicines are kept in cold storage during transportation.

Dr Abdul Qadeer Memon
Naushahro Feroze

Published in Dawn, May 28th, 2016