Gandhinagar:  Taking a serious view of negligence affecting patient welfare, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya has ordered strict action against a junior pharmacist accused of not providing medicines to patients despite sufficient stock being available.

Following the minister’s directions, an inquiry was conducted, which revealed that an adequate stock of medicines was available at Gandhinagar. Despite this, patients allegedly did not receive the required medicines.

In connection with the matter, junior pharmacist Prashant Shrimali, posted in Visnagar, (Mehsana District) has been transferred to Kutch, and instructions have been issued to initiate a departmental inquiry against him. DeshGujarat