Substandard Aspirin withdrawn from use

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ministry of Health has taken swift action to withdraw a batch of locally produced aspirin from use in hospitals. The decision was made after a quality defect was identified with this specific batch.

Dr. Saman Ratnayake, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Health, says that the production company has been notified and requested to provide relevant information about the incident.

To ensure public safety, imports of this batch have also been stopped. Dr. Ratnayake emphasized that despite the suspension of this specific category of Aspirin, there will be no shortage of the Aspirin are available.