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.

Another Batch Of IDP'S Re Settled In Their Native Places

Around Fourty One Thousand Six Hundrad and Eighty Five(41,685) Internally Displaced Persons stayed at IDP Camps in the Northern Sri Lanka were re settled in their Native Places today.These IDP'S were re settled in Vavuniya,Mannar,Mulativue and Kilinochchi Areas.

From these IDP'S 2583 Families were re settled in Vavuniya,2644 in Mannar.4915 Families in Mulativue and 2453 in Kilinochchi Area.

Two People Suffered Allergic Re Actions After Administering the Vaccines

Besides founding two Contaminated Injection Vials from the Rathnapura General Hospital withing two days two Injection Allergies were reported from the Rathnapura and Homagama Hospitals during last few days Health Sources revealed,One of the Incidents was reported from the Rathnapura Hospital where the Foreign Donated Injection was given to a Patient admitted to the Hospital and  he suffered from a Shock Syndrome.He is currently getting treatment  for the Condition.In the second incident a Young Child was admitted to the Homagama BAse Hospital for developing Allergic Condition for a Triple Vaccine.

The Ministry Of Health forward the Inquiry into this Incident also to the CID.A seperate Inquiry is conducted by the Special Investigations Unit of the Health Ministry and another Three Member Special Committeee headed by Professor Rohini Fernandopulle was appointed by the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis to Investigate In to  the Allergic Condition sufferered by the Patient In Rathnapura Hospital after receiving an Injection.

Second Vial Of A Glass Contaminated Injection Found From Rathnapura Hospital

Another Injection Vial contained a Piece of Glass has been Found from the Rathnapura General Hospital where a Previous Injection Vial contaminated with same kind of Glass Piece was found Ministry Of Health announced today.Considering  The finding of the second Contaminated Injection Vial from the same Hospital Ministry Of Health Decided to hand over the Investigations in this matter to the Criminal Investigations Department(CID).This decision was taken due to the Suspicion arise whether there is a Sabotage Act behind finding of these Contaminated Injection Vials.

The Secondly found Vial which is Widely used Injection "Hydrocortisone" used for treating Emergency Allergic Conditions and Asthma was found contaminated with a Glass Piece on yesterday and the Hospital Authorities Immediately sent the Vial to the National Drug Quality Assurance Lab in Colombo for testing it.The using of the Vials belongs to the Batch of the Contaminated Vial  is already temporarily Suspended till the Inquiry finishes.

Two days ago another Injection Vial "Cerofoxine" which is widely used Anti Biotic Injection for Surgical Means was found contained a Piece Of Glass.This Injection Vial is already subjected for a Lab Test .Although the Result of the test is due to release today it was not issued as scheduled Health Ministry Sources said.

Magistrate Court Issued Notices Against Former National Cricketer Aravinda And His Sister

The Colombo Magistrate Court today issued Notices to the Former Sri Lankan Batsman Aravinda De Silva and his Sister Araliya De Silva over the allegedly Transferring the properties of the F and G Real Estate Company.They undervalue the Properties in lieu of the Money they deposited in the Company.

According to the Deputy Solicitor Yasantha Kodagoda   an Investigation on the Case  had been revealed the Connnection of the Aravinda Siva and his Sibilings involvement of Transfering above Properties of the said Company.

An Injection Vial Contained Piece Of Glass Sent For A Lab Test

An Injection Vial contained a Piece of Glass was found from the Rathnapura Base Hospital outside the Colombo yesterday and the Vial was sent to the National Drugs Quality Assurance Laboratory for a Test The Ministry of Health said.The Results of the Test is scheduled to be handover to the Director of the National Drug Authority Dr.Hemantha Beneragama by today.

Meanwhile using of around 25,000 Injection Vials belongs to the Batch of the Contaminated Injection Vial distributed to the Government Hospitals are temporarily banned for using Ministry has announced.The Injection Vial which is widely used in Government Hospitals is imported from India and Supplied to the Hospitals through  the Medical Supplies Division(MSD).

National Drug Policy To Re Submit To The Parliamentary Selections Committee On November

The Draft of the National Drug Policy which was failed to submit to the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on the 08th of October due to the Absence of Parliamentarians is now scheduled to be presented to the Committee within the First Weak of November soon after the deadline of receiving the Ideas and proposals of the Public and the Trade Unions to the Draft Ministry Of Health said today.

The Draft was already published in News Papers and the Ministry Of Health is now seeking the Ideas And Proposals from the Public to make necessary Amendments The Acting Deputy Director General Of Health Services(Laboratory Services)Dr.Wimal Jayantha said.The closing date of receiving of the Ideas and Proposals is  01st of November.

The Draft of the National Drug Policy was approved by the Cabinet on October 2005.This Draft contains the Regulations to adapt the Generic Name when Importing and Purchasing of Drugs in Sri Lanka.