102. Rapid Alert – Falsified / Spurious Veterinary Drug Products

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Rapid Alert

CRACKDOWN AGAINST FALSIFIED / SPURIOUS VETERINARY DRUG PRODUCTS

DRAP Alert No	N^o I/S/10-25-102
Action Date	27 October, 2025
Target Audience	– Regulatory Field Force of DRAP and Provincial Drug Control departments. – Healthcare Professionals / Veterinarians – Consumers (Livestock owners, farmers, and animal caretakers)
Problem Statement	Drug Testing Laboratories from provinces, informed that the following Veterinary Drug products have been declared ‘spurious/falsified’ as its packaging falsely claims that it was manufactured by a licensed Veterinary pharmaceutical company which has formally disowned the said product. The details of report are as under

The product identification details are as under: –

S#	Product Name	Batch No.	Manufacturer	Remarks
1.	Powder for inj. Penbiotic Procaine Penicillin ……. 1500,000 I.U, Benzyl Penicillin ……… 500,000 I.U, Streptomycin Sulphate … 5.0gm.	V01745	Purported to be manufactured by M/s Nawan Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd. 136, Sector 15, Korangi, Karachi.	The sample is declared as “Spurious” as per section 3(zb) (i) & (ii) of The Drugs Act 1976.
2.	Powder for inj. PENIVET-5 Benzyl Penicillin ……… 500000IU Procaine Penicillin ……. 1500000IU Streptomycin Sulphate … 5g	VK-1496	Purported to be manufactured by Star Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd. (Animal Health Care Division) 23-Km, Multan Road, Lahore.	The sample is declared as “Spurious” as per section 3(zb) (i) & (ii) of The Drugs Act 1976.
3.	Procaine Penicillin Inj.4.000,000 IU (Powder for injection) Each vial contains: Procaine Penicillín …. 3,000,000 I.U. Benzyl Penicillin …… 1,000,000 I.U.	190315	Purported to be manufactured by Shanghai Pharmaceutical Industry Corp. China. Shanghai P.R. China. M/S Shaheen Agency (Importer)* disowned the given sample*	The sample is declared as “Spurious” as per section 3(zb) (i) & (ii) of The Drugs Act 1976.

Risk Statement	The use of these spurious veterinary drug products poses a significant risk to animal health and indirectly to public health. Since the reported products were falsely labelled with the names of licensed manufacturers who have disowned them, their origin, composition, and sterility remain unknown. Administration of such falsified antibiotics in livestock may lead to therapeutic failure, severe infections, or toxicity in animals, and contributes to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to exposure to sub-therapeutic or adulterated formulations.
Action Initiated	The Regulatory Field Force has been directed to conduct surveillance activities to confiscate the abovementioned falsified product. All Pharmacists, chemists, and other healthcare professionals working at distributions, pharmacies, healthcare facilities, and other aspects of the supply chain system should immediately check the stock, and information related to the suppliers of such products should be provided to the Regulatory field force (DRAP, Provincial Drug Control Departments) to ensure the removal of these product from the circulation.
Advice for Healthcare Professionals	Veterinary practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals are strongly advised not to prescribe, dispense, or administer the above-mentioned batches of Veterinary drug products declared as spurious/falsified. Since these products do not originate from licensed manufacturers and their quality, safety, and efficacy cannot be assured, their use may result in ineffective therapy, treatment failure, or serious adverse reactions in animals. 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	Livestock owners, farmers, and animal caretakers are strongly advised not to use or purchase the veterinary products mentioned above, as they have been declared spurious/falsified. These products falsely claim to be manufactured by licensed pharmaceutical companies, but their origin, quality, and safety are unknown, which means they may cause treatment failure, serious illness, or even death in animals.