Wana residents have urged health authorities and the district administration to inspect medical stores and private hospitals over alleged violations of drug regulations.
WANA: Residents of Wana, the district headquarters of Lower South Waziristan, have raised concerns over the alleged sale of medicines by untrained individuals at some private medical stores and hospitals, calling on authorities to take immediate action.
According to local sources, some medical stores in Wana and surrounding areas are allegedly operating without fully complying with legal requirements and relevant regulations. There are also reports that young people are being provided intoxicating and other potentially dangerous medicines at certain locations.
Residents said some medical stores allegedly employ inexperienced individuals instead of qualified and trained pharmacists to sell medicines. They also claimed that certain medicines are being provided without prescriptions from doctors.
Citizens expressed concern that such practices could pose serious risks to patients’ health, particularly when medicines are dispensed without proper professional guidance or oversight.
Sources have also raised allegations regarding the sale of fake, substandard and prohibited medicines in the area. However, these allegations could not be independently verified.
Civic groups have urged the Health Department, drug inspectors and the district administration to conduct regular inspections of medical stores, pharmacies and private hospitals in Wana.
They called for authorities to verify the quality, registration and legal status of medicines being sold and to take action against those found violating the law.
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