DELHI HIGH COURT HAS DIRECTED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE LIST OF OTC DRUGS BY SEPTEMBER 2019

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New Delhi, July 03, 2019 :

In response to a PIL of DR KK AGGARWAL, today on 03.07.2019, Hon’ble Chief Justice of Delhi High Court had strictly directed Central Government to prepare a list of Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs by September 2019. Currently no such list is available by the government and the chemists and pharmacists are dispensing the schedule drugs on the plea that they do not have a list of OTC drugs where medical prescription is not required.

Earlier on 25.02.2019 Delhi High Court had treated Dr KK Aggarwal, President of Heart Care Foundation of India as Amicus Curiaein the public interest litigation for the formulation of law on over the counter drugs (OTC) as told by Ms. Ira Gupta, Advocate of HCFI.

The Central Government has filed its counter affidavit in which the Government has stated that it has constituted committee for the formulation of law on OTC drugs, however, the minutes of the meetings conducted by the sub-committee are under preparation.

DELHI HIGH COURT: RAILWAYS, METRO, UOI TO FILE REPORT ON AVAILABLE AND PROPROSED MEDICAL FACILITY IN PIL OF HCFI

In another case today Hon’ble Chief Justice of Delhi High Court had directed India Railways, Delhi Metro, all courts in Delhi to file their status report in the public interest litigation about the installation of AED machines, CPR training and medical facility in respective public places.

Earlier on 25.02.2019 Hon’ble Chief Justice of Delhi High Court had treated Dr KK Aggarwal, President of Heart Care Foundation of India as Amicus Curiae as told by Ms. Ira Gupta, Advocate of HCFI.

Hon’ble Chief Justice has specifically mentioned that the said PIL in which Amicus Curiae is there will be listed after lunch at 2:15 pm on the next date of hearing which is 12^th September 2019.

The said PIL was accepted on the representation filed by Dr. KK Aggarwal, Padma Shree Awardee and National President of Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) into Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the issue of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED machine in public places like courts, railways and metro.

Today, Hon’ble Chief Justice had asked all the respondents in the PIL to give the status report in bullet points thereby covering following points:

What is the present status of health and medical infrastructure?
What are the proposed requirements of health and medical infrastructure?
Whether or not the human resources / personnel are trained in CPR?
Whether all ambulances (Basic Life Support and Advance Life Support) are as per AIS-125 Part 2 standards or not?

In the affidavit filed by Central Government, it has been mentioned that as per Automotive Industrial Standards (AIS-125) part 2 standards all ambulances i.e. Basic Life Support Ambulance and Advance Life Support Ambulances should have Automated External Defibrillator (“AED”) machine.

Over 50 people die in Delhi alone daily because of cardiac ailment and 75% of them can be saved if BCLS or ACLS support is available. All public places should have placement of AIS 125 part 2 standards of and ambulance or a center with these standards