By: Isuru Parakrama
Colombo (LNW): The Auditor General’s Department has launched a special probe into the use of substandard medicines, following reports on a number of incidents in the Health Sector surrounding controversy.
Following investigation, a report is expected to be submitted to Parliament, said Auditor General W.P.C. Wickramaratne.
Previous investigations on the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) and the Ministry of Health revealed significant information about the use of substandard and unregistered drugs, the Auditor General emphasised, adding that the Parliament Committee on Public Business has also discussed the matter.
Meanwhile, a separate probe into the computer system related to the purchase and distribution of medicines will also be conducted, he added.
