The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has called for strengthened regulatory framework to check proliferation of harmful pharmaceutical products on the Ghanaian markets.
It said the continuous breach in enforcing regulatory standards within the pharmaceutical space posed grave public health risks and ought to be addressed.
A statement signed by the President of the PSGH, Dr Samuel Kow Donkoh, to that effect yesterday followed a viral BBC investigation over the weekend that exposed the illegal import of highly addictive opioids into the country.
The BBC Eye investigation revealed an Indian pharmaceutical company, Aveo Pharmaceuticals based in Mumbai, which is in the business of producing fake medications and exporting them to some West African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire.
