Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence on Sunday called on recently qualified pharmacists to join the government in the battle to remove fake drugs from the local market.
Speaking at the 18th Annual Pharmacy Convention held at the Pegasus Hotel Guyana, Kingston, Lawrence told the audience that phoney drugs, medicines and pharmaceuticals comprise some 10 percent of exports to the sub-sector in low and middle-income countries, a release yesterday from the Ministry of Public Health said.
She reiterated the need for greater ‘pharmacovigilance’ among local healthcare practitioners to help spot and remove the fake items from the supply chain of the local market.
