The Government Analyst- Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has launched an investigation into the circulation of substandard/falsified (SF) medication on the local market and the police force’s fraud squad has been called in to assist with the probe.
This was confirmed yesterday by Director of the GA-FDD Marlon Cole, who told Stabroek News that the investigation was launched on August 22nd after the department received a complaint of an unknown individual either illegally manufacturing or importing the medication and releasing same for sale at retail pharmacies.
The medication that was seized and removed are Phosmovite, Fungabort and Phosferine, which were retailed on average at $3,500, $1,000 and $3,000, respectively.
