Licence of Bharmour pharmacy suspended

Continuing its crackdown on pharmacy shops failing to maintain proper sales record of narcotic drugs, the health authorities in Chamba have sealed another pharmacy in Bharmour subdivision and suspended chemist’s licence for 15 days. The chemist has been permanently barred from selling narcotic drugs, as the department has revoked the store’s narcotics sales permit.

The chemist had previously been instructed to maintain proper sales record of narcotic drug, but the department found discrepancies in the documentation during an inspection. The action has come after the suspension of licences of six other chemists in Chamba district recently.

State Drug Controller Manish Kapoor said the permit to sell narcotics of the Bharmour pharmacy had been revoked permanently. Pharmacies are required to maintain the record of narcotic substances, a mandatory condition before selling such items. Record-keeping helps keep track of narcotic substances that are sold or are in stock.