State Institute of Drug Control launches info service for pharmacies

The State Institute of Drug Control is to launch a new service allowing pharmacies to find out more quickly when a medicine is defective and to take it off their shelves. Regional offices will also be better informed. Until now, the institute has sent out notification of faulty medicines by mail or fax. According to the institute, the fundamental improvement is that pharmacists will no longer have to check their inventories for the medicines in question but will by notified by the system if the drugs are in their stores. The system will also provide speedy information about counterfeit drugs.