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Authorities seal 35 pharmacies at BPKIHS

From Kathmandu Post · () English

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  • Authorities sealed 35 pharmacies at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan due to legal and regulatory violations.
  • Inspections found pharmacies operating without required documents, under incorrect ownership, without registered pharmacists, or with expired registrations.
  • The crackdown intensified after 12 middlemen were arrested at BPKIHS last month, with authorities urging compliance and promising continued monitoring.

Dharan authorities have shut down 35 pharmacies within the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) premises following a joint inspection that uncovered numerous legal and regulatory breaches. The operation, conducted by a team from the Area Administration Office, Area Police Office, Department of Drug Administration, and ward offices, identified various violations including operating without proper legal documentation, running under names other than registered owners, lacking on-site registered pharmacists, and failing to renew business registrations.

By Monday, the team had sealed 35 pharmacies after finding various breaches.

— Binalal SahPolice Inspector Binalal Sah of the Area Police Office, Dharan, stated the number of sealed pharmacies and the reason for the action.

Some pharmacies faced closure for shutting down and becoming unreachable upon learning of the inspection, while others were penalized for refusing to cooperate with the monitoring team. Owners of the sealed establishments have been instructed to present necessary documents to the relevant agencies, with further actions to be determined based on the review. Officials indicated that inspections would continue, urging all pharmacy operators within the hospital complex to adhere to legal requirements.

Authorities have instructed the owners of the sealed pharmacies to appear before the relevant agencies with necessary documents.

— OfficialsOfficials explained the next steps for the pharmacy owners whose businesses were sealed.

The intensified inspection drive follows the arrest of 12 individuals last month on charges of acting as middlemen within BPKIHS. The district administration has maintained its monitoring of pharmacies operating inside the hospital complex, emphasizing the need for all operators to complete legal requirements before conducting business.

The administration has urged all pharmacy operators within the institute premises to complete legal requirements before conducting business and said inspections would continue in the coming days.

— The administrationThe administration's message to pharmacy operators and a statement about future inspections.
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