The High Court (HC) has ordered the government not to distribute Vitamin A capsules among children without clinical trials, reports bdnews24.com.
A bench of justices Sheikh Hassan Arif and Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman on Wednesday delivered the rule on its own volition taking cognisance of a newspaper report.
The health secretary, the director general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration and others related to the issue will carry out the order.
The court also issued a rule asking why the distribution of red and black varieties of Vitamin A capsules will not be declared illegal.
No Vitamin A capsules for child without trials: HC
FE Team | Published: August 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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