Shahbaz takes notice of fresh cough syrup deaths
The arrival of new cases has highlighted the availability of the syrup in the province without prescription despite the deaths in Lahore from its consumption last month. — File Photo by AFP
GUJRANWALA: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice on Friday of the lives claimed by the overdose of the Tyno cough syrup and instructed Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Health, Khwaja Salman Rafiq, to head to Gujranwala to monitor the situation and submit immediately a report on it, DawnNews reported.
Three people, all from Gujranwala, died of overdosing on the cough medicine on Friday bringing the death toll during the past 48 hours to 18.
Fifteen people had died of overdosing on the cough Syrup yesterday.
Hospital sources said most victims were young drug addicts and consumed the cough syrup to get intoxicated.
The arrival of new cases has highlighted the availability of the syrup in the province without prescription despite the deaths in Lahore from its consumption last month.
Earlier in November, 19 people had lost their lives due to an overdose of the ‘spurious’ cough syrup.
Inquiries into last month’s syrup deaths had ‘come to a grinding halt’, as the mafia responsible for these deaths had destroyed the ‘spurious’ cough syrup distributed under batch No 5552.
Thank you Dawn for exposing the name of the drug on this occasion that you didn’t the last time.
Yet another incidence in a matter of a few months. What happened to the culprits of the previous such incidence in which several people died. Another incidence, another notice and another report. Shame, utter shame on authorities.
Poor Chief Minister who has take so many notices that he has lost track of every thing. Poor people keep on dying regularly and continuously and those responsible for these deaths continue making money.
CAN ANY ONE TELL ME WHAT IS THE MEANING OF NOTICE
WHAT ACTION HAD TAKEN IN TEH PAST . HOW MANAY ARRESTED AND PENALIZED
How can we prevent such incidences in a country where selling of drugs without prescription and without registered pharmacist is not an offence under the Drugs Act while a minor error on the label such as not printing name of drug in urdu is an offence .
Shame on Shahbaz Shareef for holding several ministries including the ‘Health’ ministry. Health sector has been the worst in Punjab in the last 4 years.