Srinagar- Residents in Bandipora district alleged on Thursday that expired medicines were being distributed to patients at the Ayushman Bharat Comprehensive Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Odina.

According to reports, a local female patient suffering from bone and joint pain was prescribed medication by a medic posted at the health centre. However, after collecting the prescribed medicines from the dispensary, the patient discovered that the tablets had already passed their expiry date.

“We are being given expired medicines that can endanger our lives,” said the female patient, showing the expired strips.“This is gross negligence, and the authorities must be held accountable.”

The attendants who accompanied the patient also voiced anger, alleging that the dispensary staff had handed over expired stock without checking the date of manufacture and expiry.“We want the administration to investigate whether this happened by mistake or if expired medicines are being distributed knowingly. Either way, this cannot be ignored,” they said.

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