Jaipur: The Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation (RMSC) Wednesday issued orders banning 42 pharma companies from supplying drugs as the samples were found to be substandard under the state govt’s free medicine scheme. Companies whose products failed the quality tests will be prohibited from participating in tenders.RMSC managing director Neha Giri said, “This is an important step towards ensuring the quality and timely supply of medicines. We have banned 32 firms for one year, eight firms for two years, and two firms for three years due to their products failing the tests.”According to the corporation’s quality policy, every batch of supplied medicine undergoes quality testing in an approved lab, and only those that pass are distributed to hospitals. These drugs were initially found substandard in preliminary tests, and upon confirmation, actions were taken against the respective supplier companies. Giri said that the management of purchase and supply of medicines in the chief minister free medicine scheme is being further strengthened.Along with this, special focus is also being laid on the quality of medicines.Besides, more drugs were found to be substandard.
