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Beware, counterfeit drugs! by Shanika Sriyananda The Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) of Ministry of Health warns the public of imitation version of a cholesterol-lowering drug and generic painkiller which will cause serious side effects. The DRA has alerted all authorised officers about the lot numbers of these drugs, which are now available in the local market. P. Madarasinghe, Food and Drug Inspector of DRA told the 'Sunday Observer' that the United States Food and Drug Authority (USFDA) has warmed about these two imitation versions and the DRA has information about the drugs in the local market. The two counterfeits are top-selling cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor (simvastatin) of lot number K9784 and a generic painkiller - carisoprodol 350 mg of lot number 68348A. The counterfeit Zocor expires in November, this year. Madarasinghe said that the counterfeit Zocor did not contain active ingredients and the counterfeit carisoprodol differed in potency when compared to the authentic product. " Patients taking the fake Zocor run the risk of getting serious side effects as it has untreated high cholesterol and the counterfeit carisoprodol will not give the optimum pain relief", he said. The Public could complain to DRA on 2687744. |
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