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In Pakistan, the total number of drug addicts as per a UN report is 7.6 million, 78% of whom are male, while the remaining 22% are female. [10] The number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per year, making Pakistan one of the most drug affected countries in the world. The number of injection drug users in Punjab has also ...
This is a list of countries (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of opiates use as percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated).. The primary source of information are the World Drug Report 2011 (WDR 2011) and the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006), [1] [2] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Diversion, abuse, and a relatively high rate of overdose deaths in comparison to other drugs of its group. This drug continues to be available in most of the world including the US, but under strict controls. Terfenadine (Seldane, Triludan) 1997–1998 France, South Africa, Oman, others, US Prolonged QT interval; ventricular tachycardia [2] [3]
The 2012 Pakistan fake medicine crisis revealed the scale of production of counterfeit medications in Pakistan. Over 100 heart patients died after administration of adulterated drugs by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology. [16] Pakistan did not have any regulatory enforcement on production of medicines until this crisis occurred.
Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, and riot control. The Anti-Narcotics Force ( Urdu: انسدادِ منشیات فورس, reporting name: ANF) is a federal executive bureau and a paramilitary force of the Government of Pakistan, tasked with combating the narcotics smuggling and use within Pakistan. ANF works under the umbrella ...
From top to bottom: mebendazole (P), amlodipine (POM), diazepam (POM), paracetamol (GSL). Over-the-counter ( OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a requirement for a prescription from a healthcare professional, [ 1] as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be supplied only to consumers possessing a valid prescription.
The Ministry of Narcotics Control ( Urdu: وزارتِ سدِّ بابِ منشیات ، پاکستان wazarat-e- sad bab-e manshiat, Pakistan) is the Pakistan Government's federal and executive level ministry created on 4 August 2017 by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (the then Prime Minister of Pakistan ). The ministry was created out of the Ministry ...
Months after it was first approved for over-the-counter use, Narcan will finally hit pharmacy shelves next month. Emergent BioSolutions, the manufacturer of the opioid overdose reversal drug ...