Alfred Nyantakyi, the Upper East Regional Director of the Pharmacy Council of Ghana, says pharmacy or Over-The-Counter (OTC) medicine licenses do not insulate operators from the laws of Ghana.
He said some pharmacy and OTC medicine sellers thought that once they acquired such licenses from the Council to sell pharmaceutical products, they were immune to regulatory guidelines and laws of the country.
Addressing pharmacy and OTC medicine sellers at a day's workshop organised by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mr Nyantakyi stressed that these licenses were no shields for operators against national laws. "Some of you think that once you get the license, it is only the Pharmacy Council that can come to your facility to inspect.
But if you read the law, it says an authorised officer can enter your premises at any reasonable hour to inspect," he said.
