Pharmacy Council cautions public against sale of unlicensed medicines

The Pharmacy Council of Ghana has issued a strong caution to individuals involved in the sale or distribution of illegal substances, urging them to stop such activities immediately.

This caution comes after a joint operation was conducted by the Council, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), and the Ghana Police Service which led to the arrest and seizure of illegal substances being displayed by vendors at the Accra Mall.

Daniel Amaning Danquah speaking to Citi News highlighted the harmful effects of such substances on public health.

“They are not supposed to do so, but at that function, almost all the people who were designated and were offering medicines for sale were not licensed and neither their companies were licensed so that was a breach of the law.

“In addition to that, all the products they were offering, were not registered