more-inThe State Health Department has sought a report from Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (GTB) Hospital in connection with 20 patients developing blurred vision and pain after allegedly being administered contaminated injections. The hospital authorities has sent a sample of the medicine and the injections for testing. “We have sought a report from GTB Hospital. One patient deadHer family said the medicines she was taking for heart-related ailments had to be stopped as she was put on different medication when she developed blurred vision. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS, said Avastin was an anti-growth factor drug used to prevent irreversible blindness in people suffering from diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy and age-related muscular degeneration.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2017 19:30 UTC