Injection Stolen En Route Odisha-Kolkata; Central Drug Control Warns State

• An injection was stolen while being transported from Keonjhar Road Japmohanpur, Odisha, to Kolkata; Central Drug Control alerted the state.
• The stolen injection requires storage at 2-8 degrees Celsius; improper handling risks patient health. Do not use the specific batch number.
• State Drug Control will issue show-cause notices to pharmacies for batch number discrepancies, threatening temporary license suspension.
• Increased surprise visits to pharmacies are planned; the Health Department is monitoring the State Drug Control's actions.
• Batch numbers are crucial for medicine recall, as seen in saline and ORS scams; Dr. Kajal Krishna Banik emphasizes their importance.