'Non-Standard Medicine': Vigilance Secretary wrote a letter to Delhi Health Secretary to seize all medicine at hospitals

New -delhi, December 24 (IANS). Delhi’s vigilance secretary wrote a letter to the health secretary on Sunday asking to remove all ‘non-standard medicine’ from the hospitals’ supplies. In his letter to the Delhi Health Secretary, the Vigilant Secretary also mentioned other reports offered by the government on various laboratory reports and ‘not a standard quality medicine’ presented by the Delhi Laboratory for Drug Testing. He asked the health secretary to ensure that all such medicines that failed in the prescribed criteria must be determined immediately and confiscated according to the appropriate legal procedure at the war level. The vigilance secretary said: “There is no more payment to such businesses. All medicines that fail in standard quality controls can be identified immediately and all hospitals must be removed from shares where such medicines are provided so that it can be assured that such medicine is not given to the general public.” He also asked the health secretary to make clear when the purchase and supply of this medicine is done and how much so far these businesses and manufacturers have been paid and how much payment is pending. He wrote in his letter: “In addition, you are requested to own all the documents related to the purchase of drugs, including tender documents and their related files, and make their original vigilance available by December 26 or before the Directorate of Vigilance.” He also asked the health secretary to provide conditions for the appointment of traders or distributors for execution of offerings related to the above failed medicine. The Vigilant Secretary also asked to submit the action report within the next 48 hours. A large controversy arose in Delhi after LG VK Saxena recommended the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ‘s investigation in the case of non-standard medicine purchased and provided in the government hospitals of Delhi. According to officials, in his note, Saxena mentioned to the general secretary that it is worrying that this medicine is being given to millions of patients. The Lieutenant -Governor also expressed concern about the heavy budget award in the purchase. The Delhi government also retaliated on Saturday, saying that he had already complained to the officer with the lieutenant -governor. The source said that the officer who stopped the English scheme was the health secretary Deepak Kumar. The source also said it went to the Supreme Court against the first officer. -Ians sgk