The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued a product recall alert regarding the availability of suspected and fake anti-rabies vaccines in the market.
According to DRAP, the suspected vaccine, “Shore-Rab,” is manufactured by an Indian company but is not registered with DRAP. The specific batch in question is marked as “RO10821.”
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DRAP warns that the use of this unregistered anti-rabies vaccine poses a severe health risk, particularly to individuals bitten by dogs.
The alert was sent to the DRAP field force, provincial drug authorities, health professionals, and pharmacies.
The quality and safety of the fake vaccine remain unclear, and it could potentially lead to an increase in rabies infections.
