<p>New Delhi: Days after Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena referred a matter pertaining to drugs failing quality standard tests to CBI, Raj Niwas officials on Wednesday reported another medicine used for treating seizures and epilepsy turning out to be spurious.</p>.<p> Saxena had last week recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged supply of drugs that "failed quality standard tests" and have the "potential of endangering lives".</p><p>According to officials, another drug sample taken from Delhi government hospitals was failed by the RDTL, or Regional Drug Testing Laboratory, in Chandigarh.</p>.Delhi govt shirking responsibility by blaming me for failure of Farishtey scheme: L-G Saxena.<p> This time an anti-epilepsy drug called 'Sodium Valproate' was found to be falling short of the standards.</p>.<p> The report was issued by a government analyst on December 22, an official said.</p>.<p> The drugs that have been found to be of "sub-standard quality" included Cephalexin, a critical life-saving antibiotic used for the treatment of lung and urinary tract infections, according to officials.</p>.<p> They also included Dexamethasone, a steroid used for curing life-threatening inflammation in lungs, joints, and swelling in the body, anti-epilepsy and anti-anxiety psychiatric drug Levetiracetam, and anti-hypertension drug Amlodipine, they said. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Days after Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena referred a matter pertaining to drugs failing quality standard tests to CBI, Raj Niwas officials on Wednesday reported another medicine used for treating seizures and epilepsy turning out to be spurious.</p>.<p> Saxena had last week recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged supply of drugs that "failed quality standard tests" and have the "potential of endangering lives".</p><p>According to officials, another drug sample taken from Delhi government hospitals was failed by the RDTL, or Regional Drug Testing Laboratory, in Chandigarh.</p>.Delhi govt shirking responsibility by blaming me for failure of Farishtey scheme: L-G Saxena.<p> This time an anti-epilepsy drug called 'Sodium Valproate' was found to be falling short of the standards.</p>.<p> The report was issued by a government analyst on December 22, an official said.</p>.<p> The drugs that have been found to be of "sub-standard quality" included Cephalexin, a critical life-saving antibiotic used for the treatment of lung and urinary tract infections, according to officials.</p>.<p> They also included Dexamethasone, a steroid used for curing life-threatening inflammation in lungs, joints, and swelling in the body, anti-epilepsy and anti-anxiety psychiatric drug Levetiracetam, and anti-hypertension drug Amlodipine, they said. </p>