The state government worried
about the danger of fake and counterfeit drugs, last year they inaugurated a
Task Force as well as procured the Tru-drug scan machine capable in detecting immediate
fake drugs.
The State Health Commissioner,
Dr. Dayo Adeyanju after leading a raid on some pharmaceutical stores in Akure
said government will not fold its arms and watch the people consume fake
drugs.
The first port of call for
the Task Force was the Pharmacy Department of the State Specialist Hospital
where the team certified that all drugs that were dispensed were original and
certified by relevant regulatory agencies.
The team moved to Mak
Owoeye and Welfast Pharmacies along Hospital Road where the drugs passed the
Tru-drug scan test. However at Tesy
Patent Medicine Store also along the Hospital Road, the team was forced to seal
up the shop because some of the drugs failed the Tru-drug scan test, in
addition to seeing injects without authorisation.
Speaking after the
exercise, the State Health Commisioner, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju said government has
done so much in providing qualitative healthcare for the people viz-a-viz
programmes and policies, facilities, and manpower and would not allow this to
be undermined by circulation of fake drugs.
Dr Adeyanju said the raid
on pharmaceutical stores is therefore to get rid of the fake and adulterated
drugs as well as end all sharp practices by the sellers. He assured merchants of fake drugs that it
won’t be business as usual as Task Force would move round the State and anyone found
culpable will face the wrath of the law.
Adeyanju was corroborated by the State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr Wole
Ojo who noted that in addition to having their shops sealed up, owners would be
sanctioned in line with extant laws.
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