There are around 14 to 20 patients so far who lost their vision after using injection
ISLAMABAD - Caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan on Sunday said that a locally-manufactured injection, which caused vision loss among several patients in Punjab, had been withdrawn from the market and an action has been launched against suppliers and manufacturers.
The minister was of the view that investigation from all the aspects is going on and the health department would also compensate the loss of patients. “We first launched the FIR against Naveed and Bilal for making substandard drug. They were charging up to 1 lac for each injection,” he said. The committee will submit its report within three days and will also put forward recommendations to avoid recurrence of such incidents in future.