No | Date | Activity | Action taken | Result |
01 | 2019.6.4 | The manager at a leading pharmacy in Col 10 was arrested while selling Pregablin without a prescription at a high price. | Produced before Magistrate courts, Maligakanda on 06.06.2019 | Fined Rs 20000.00 |
02 | 2019.6.12 |
Arrested a pharmacist in Col 04 for Issuing price regulated medicine (Losartan pottacium 50 mg) exceeding the MRP Storing 43 brands of smuggled medicines.
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Three Directors of the company were produced before Magistrate courts,Fort on 21-06-2019 &5-07-2019 |
Each director was fined Rs100000.00 Ordered to publish an apology in three News papers
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03 | 2019.6.18 | The owner who operated an unlicensed pharmacy in Kotte at late hours was arrested. | Produced before Magistrate courts, Maligakanda on 27.6.2019 |
Fined Rs 35,000.00 Ordered to publish an apology in three News papers |
04 | 2019.6.25 | A wholesaler in Col 15 was arrested & bailed out for storing/selling smuggled brand of device. | Investigation is being conducted to apprehend the importer | |
05 | 2019.6.28 |
At the request of Hon. Minister , the pharmacies in Chilaw were inspected to check whether MRP is exceeded in selling price regulated medicines Medicines are issued without prescriptions
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None was issued medicines ,exceeding the MRP At 04 pharmacies, medicines were issued without prescriptions.
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Four pharmacy owners/pharmacists were produced before Courts/ Chilaw. Each pharmacy was fined Rs 100000.00 Ordered to publish an apology in three News papers |
06 | 2019.7.5 | A large stock of unregistered medical devices was seized and the importer was arrested in Seeduwa. | Produced before Magistrate courts, Negombo on 11.7.2019 | Fined Rs 50,000.00 |
07 | 2019.7.8/9 |
A person was arrested for Manufacturing medicines without a license for the premises Manufacturing unregistered medicines Extending the shelf life of expired medicines
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Produced before Magistrate courts, Hulftsdorp on 15.7.2019 | Fined Rs 200,000.00 |