LAHORE: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a briefing from the Punjab health department on prevention of spurious medicines and provision of better treatment facilities to patients.
The bench headed by Justice Mian Saqib Nisar passed the orders while hearing a suo motu notice against deaths caused by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology's spurious medicines, at the Supreme Court Lahore Registry.
During the hearing, a provincial law officer told the bench that a committee was constituted to address the issue of spurious medicines in the light of Judicial Commission's report and it had almost completed its recommendations.
However, Justice Saqib Nisar observed that a number of persons lost their lives due to PIC spurious medicines and it was a big incident. Justice Nisar asked the law officer to inform about steps taken to prevent such incidents.
The law officer assured that a comprehensive strategy had been evolved and such incidents would not take place in future.
But, the bench asked the law officer to arrange a complete briefing in this regard. The bench adjourned further hearing till December 17.
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