No flu medicines sans prescriptions: FDA
No flu medicines sans prescriptions: FDA
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 09:18 IST
Given the rise in number of
COVID cases in the state, and the possibility of a second wave, the
Food and Drug Administration (
FDA) has asked pharmacists to refrain from giving medicines for fever, cough, cold, body ache and flu without a
valid prescription. The
drug stores have been also asked to maintain the record of phone number and address of customers, who take prescribed drugs.
The FDA officials have issued orders in this regard to all chemists and drug stores in Pune division Pune, Solapur, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts. The chemists cannot provide medicines for flu-like symptoms without a valid prescription. Even the details of the doctors and hospitals that prescribe the drugs have to be maintained by the shops. Authorities claim that the shop owners have been asked to share information with authorities to e