Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation Limited (CGMSC) has banned three medicines for three years after they were declared "Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)" and simultaneously blacklisted two pharmaceutical firms that supplied them.
According to the CGMSC, the banned medicines include Calcium (Elemental) with Vitamin D3 Tablets and Ornidazole Tablets supplied by M/s AG Parenterals, Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), and Heparin Sodium 1000 IU/ml Injection IP supplied by M/s Divine Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara (Gujarat). The Heparin injection also failed further testing at the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kolkata. Both firms have been blacklisted for three years and barred from participating in any upcoming government tenders. Also Read:Kerala Busts Fake Drug Racket: 400 Kg Co

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