JAMMU: Additional District Magistrate Ansuya Jamwal today conducted an extensive inspection of medical shops near Government Medical College Bakshi Nagar. The inspection focused on adherence to Schedule H drug protocols, verification of licenses, employee profiling, computerised billing systems and the proper functioning of CCTV cameras. During the inspection, several irregularities were found, resulting in notices being issued to various medical shops for violating Standard Operating Procedures. The licenses of three medical shops were suspended due to the absence of a registered pharmacist on-site and the shops were immediately sealed. Additionally, show cause notices were served to the shop owners, directing them to address the violations promptly. Also noted were significant gaps in record maintenance. The ADM cross-verified whether psychotropic drugs were being sold without proper prescriptions and identified discrepancies between the purchase, sales, and available stock in the shops. These irregularities pointed to a lack of transparency and accountability in operations, warranting immediate corrective measures. Speaking on the occasion, the ADM emphasised the importance of strict compliance with legal provisions governing the sale of medicines, highlighting that any breach poses a serious risk to public health. The ADM was accompanied by Tehsildar Jammu Khas Paramdeep Singh, Deputy Controller Legal Metrology Jammu, Drug Inspectors Nissar Ahmed and Sanjay Bhat.
