42 FDA Officers honoured on 15th August 2021: Independence Day

42 Officers of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) from different States of India have been honored on 15th August 2021 during Independence Day celebration in their respective states for their excellent jobs during second wave of Corona. All the FDA Officers from Pan India had worked day and night to manage timely supply of medicines like Remdesivir Injection, Favipiravir, Amphotericin Injection, Tocilizumab and Posaconazole etc. along with proper timely supply of Medical Oxygen to the Covid Hospitals and saved many lives.
The Awardees FDA Officers are 8 from FDA Haryana, 7 from FDA Punjab, 8 from FDA Rajasthan, 5 from FDA Telangana, 3 from FDA Karnataka 5 from FDA Andhra Pradesh, 2 from FDA Kashmir and 4 from FDA Madhya Pradesh. Among these Officers 7 Asstt. State Drugs Controllers (ASDC), 3 Senior Drugs Control Officers cum Licensing Authority (SDCO) / Zonal Licensing Authority (ZLA) and 32 Drugs Control Officers (DCO) / Drugs Inspectors (DI)
Source: thehealthmaster