UVAS holds Seminar on “Drug Adulterants, Impurities and Impact on Human Health”

LAHORE (07-06-24): The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, under the project of the National Research Program for Universities-Higher Education Commission (NRPU-HEC) arranged a seminar on “Drug Adulterants, Impurities, and Impact on Human Health” at City Campus.

The seminar aimed to shed light on the health-related issue of drugs and the presence of contaminants and impurities being used for a longer period, and after some time, these impurities can cause many side effects in the users and solution.

UVAS Vice-Chancellor Meritorious Prof Dr Muhammad Younus (DLA.I, T.I) presided over seminar and Secretary Pharmacy Council Punjab Dr Zaka ur Rehman was the guest of honor while Additional Director, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan Sana Ullah Babar, Technical Manager, Drug Testing Laboratory Dr Asim Ali and Associate Director, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust Hospital Dr Faiqa Malik were the guest speakers and delivered informative lectures.

Earlier, #UVAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition organized an awareness walk, poster competition and seminar to mark World Food Safety Day with the theme “Prepared for the Unexpected.”.

UVAS Vice-Chancellor Meritorious Prof Dr Muhammad Younus (DLA.I, T.I) led the walk while Dean Faculty of Veterinary Science Prof Dr Aneela Zameer Durrani and a number of faculty members and students were participated in walk and took the round of city campus.