Medical stores to give details of paracetamol purchasers

TNN | Apr 13, 2020, 04:10 IST

Kanpur: Medical stores of the district have been instructed to sell paracetamol or other medicines for cough, coryza and fever and breathing problems only after registering the name, address and contact number of the purchaser.
The district administration has geared up efforts to check the infection of COVID-19 in the city and screen the suspected cases at every level.
As per the new measure, if anyone suffering from fever, cough or coryza purchases paracetamol tablets, the administration will commence their tracking because they could be a suspected case of coronavirus.
The divisional commissioner Dr Sudhir M Bobde on Saturday directed medical stores to sell paracetamol to only customers only after jotting down the name, address and contact number of the purchaser.
DMs of all six districts in the division have been instructed by the drug administration to inform all medical stores about the same. The medical stores will then provide details of the paracetamol purchaser to the district administration.
The administration will track the purchasers with the help of health department. If anyone appears to be a suspected patient, they will be tested and quarantined at their home.
Besides, medical stores and doctors too have to prepare a record of any patient showing covid symptoms, and provide the details to the health department .
Drug inspector Sandesh Maurya informed, “Searching and tracking coronavirus suspected cases was a big challenge. But as per instructions, all medical stores have been informed and they will pass on record of such purchase to the department daily.