Rapid Alert
| Adulterated/Substandard/Spurious/Unregistered Drug Products |
| DRAP Alert No | No I/S/11-05-50 |
| Action Date | 5th November, 2026 |
| Target Audience | Field Offices of DRAP and Provincial Drug Control departments. Healthcare Professionals Consumers |
| Problem Statement | Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples of below-mentioned drug products have been declared as Adulterated/Substandard/Spurious/Unregistered as defined in Section 3(a)(i)(zb)(i)(iv), 3(a)(i)(zb)(i)(iv),(zz) and 23(1)(a)(i)(iii)(v) & (vii) of the Drugs Act, 1976. |
| Sr. No. | Name of Product | Batch Number | Name of Manufacturer | Remarks |
| 1 | Baby Eye Spray (Tobramycin) | Not mentioned | LC Care Pharma Karachi Industrial Area Block B, Suit # 4 | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Substandard, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 2 | Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution (Tobramycin) | Not mentioned | LC Care Pharma Karachi Industrial Area Block B, Suit # 4 | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Substandard, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 3 | Total Care Mouthwash (Benzydamine and Chlorhexidine) | Not mentioned | LC Care Pharma Karachi Industrial Area Block B, Suit # 4 | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Substandard, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 4 | Magic Lotion (Calamine) | 002 | LC Care Pharma Karachi Industrial Area Block B, Suit # 4 | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Substandard, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 5 | Denzicor Mouth wash (Benzydamine and Chlorhexidine) | Not mentioned | LC Care Pharma Karachi Industrial Area Block B, Suit # 4 | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Substandard, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 6 | Anti Plaque Mouth Wash (Chlorhexidine) | Not mentioned | LC Care Pharma Karachi Industrial Area Block B, Suit # 4 | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 7 | Happy Tooth Kids Mouthwash (Chlorhexidine) | Not mentioned | LC Care Pharma Karachi Industrial Area Block B, Suit # 4 | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 8 | Baby Care Ear Cream (Lidocaine) | Not mentioned | New Herbal Care Karachi Industrial Area, Clifton block 17, Commercial area street | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| 9 | Vital Ear Cream (Lidocaine) | Not mentioned | New Herbal Care Karachi Industrial Area, Clifton block 17, Commercial area street | DTL Sindh, Karachi has declared the samples as Adulterated, Spurious and Unregistered. |
| Risk Statement | The use of the above-mentioned Spurious/Adulterated/Substandard/Unregistered drug products may pose serious safety and quality concerns for public health including therapeutic failure, adverse health consequences, or exposure to unknown safety risks. |
| Action Initiated | The Regulatory Field Force of Provincial Drug Control Departments have been asked to conduct surveillance activities throughout the supply chain to confiscate the falsified product. |
| Advice for Healthcare Professionals | DRAP requests healthcare professionals to have increased vigilance within the supply chains of institutions/pharmacies/healthcare facilities likely to be affected by above mentioned product. Any adverse events or quality problems experienced with the use of these products should be reported to National or Provincial pharmacovigilance centers using Adverse Event Reporting Form or online through this link. Further information on reporting problems to DRAP is available on this link. |
| Advice for Consumers | Consumers should not use the above-mentioned product and should contact their physician or healthcare provider(s) if they have experienced any problem related to taking or using the above mentioned products and should report the incident to the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan / National Pharmacovigilance Centre. All therapeutic goods must be obtained from licensed pharmacies and other authorized/licensed retail outlets. The authenticity and condition of products should be carefully checked. Seek advice from your pharmacists or other healthcare professionals in case of any doubt. |