Karnataka to track sale of fever, cold medication
4 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka to track sale of fever, cold medication

Live Mint  

Karnataka on Thursday directed all chemists and pharmacists not to sell medications for fever, cold and cough without prescriptions, including over-the-counter drugs such as paracetamol, cetirizine and chlorpheniramine or cough syrups, besides keeping a record of all such customers. “We have told chemists/druggists to report such cases to the respective district health authorities on a daily basis, so that we can track all those who may be self-medicating,” said Pankaj Kumar Pandey, health commissioner of Karnataka. In that time, he or she could spread it,” said Bangalore South BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who petitioned the Union health ministry for a central order on this last week. “Consuming these drugs won’t change the pathology of covid-19 and the symptoms will be masked only for a maximum of four-five hours,” said Dr Harmeet Singh Rehan, head of the department of pharmacology at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.

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