Anantnag Unani hospital sealed again for selling expired medicine

Authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district today again sealed Unani and panchkarma hospital after they found expired medicines in the hospital.

Reports said  that Sajad Ahmad resident of Bangidar  Anantnag had admitted his daughter in the said hospital for treatment where he was given expired medicine (Septilin batch no. H701003e) from the counter of the hospital.

After checking expiry date of the medicine, Sajad found it expired and lodged a complaint in Tehsil Office Anantnag.

Taking swift Action Tehsildar Anantnag Muzaffer Ahmad along with a team raided the hospital found all the medice available expired.

“During the raid we found complaint correct and seized all the expired medicine from the hospital and later sealed the hospital as well while as we arrested one doctor identified as Zahoor Ahmad Balla.” Tehsildar Anantnag told early times, adding further investigation has been initiated by the administration.

Important to mention here that few months back, hospital was sealed by the administration for the same reason while as it was also established that the medicos of the hospital were not prescribing ISM medicine for the patients.