Request not to buy or sell medicines from anyone other than authorized wholesalers

The association issued a commercial notice on Thursday, urging people not to purchase, sell or distribute medicines whose source is not verified or has come from unauthorized sources. It has called for purchasing only from authorized manufacturers, authorized importers or authorized wholesalers appointed by them. General Secretary of the association, Shubhaman Shrestha, said that purchasing or selling medicines without verifying the source is a serious risk to both public health and business. The notice issued by the association to wholesale and retail drug dealers states, "Wholesale sellers should issue bills or enter them into the computer system only after matching at least the batch number, expiry date, MRP and quantity." The association has requested that the purchase bills, batch number, expiry date, manufacturer-importer and other necessary details of all drugs received be checked and records organized as soon as they are received.