25,000 Vials Of Cerofoxine Injections With Drawn From Hospitals Due To Quality Failure

The National Drug Authority today removed the 25,000 Vials of Cerofoxine   Injections distributed among the Government Hospitals  that belongs to the Batch of  Glass Piece contained  Injection Vial found from the Ratnapura General Hospital after the National Drugs Quality Assuarance Lab recommended to do so.

The Batch of Injection Vials is to be rerurned  to the Medical Supplies Division(MSD)

The Removed Batch of Cerofoxine Injection Vials worth Rs.2.25 Million were imported from an Indian Drug Company through the State Pharmaceutical Company(SPC) According to the Health Ministry Sources.Ministry Of Health is planning to conduct an Inquiry on the Supplier who supplied these Injections to Sri Lanka.Meanwhile The whole Batch of Injection Vials belongs to the Glass Piece Containing "Hydrocortisone"too is scheduled to remove from the Government Hospitals by tomorrow following the recommendation of the National Drug Quality Asuarance Lab.