Public Agenda (Accra)
Kwaku Baah-Acheamfour
18 July 2008
Mr. Eugene Addo, Head of the Surveillance Unit of the Food and Drugs Board has called on Ghanaians to desist from buying and selling drugs at unauthorized places.
He explained that most Ghanaians are in the habit of selling and buying drugs from vehicles when travelling to cure pains and aliments but such drugs at times tend to have adverse effect on the health of those who use such drugs, which have not been approved by the Food and Drugs Board.
Mr. Eugene Addo stressed that most of such drugs are exposed to heat, thereby reducing their efficacy, while some are even not good for consumption.
"Atmospheric or temperature change affects the efficacy of such drugs and for that matter should not be patronized. It is always best to buy from authorized places like the Chemist or pharmacy shops or from hospitals since the drugs there are kept under the desired temperature" he added.
Mr Eugene Addo admonished Ghanaians to refrain from purchasing drugs from such chemical sellers since most of them cannot be traced, in the case of complications after taking such drugs.
He also appealed to the GPRTU and other stakeholders in the transportation industry to help the Board to crackdown on those selling such drugs in vehicles.
He pointed out that the selling of drugs in vehicles is prohibited in Ghana and for that matter should not be encouraged as anybody caught in the act would be made to face the full rigours of the law.
"Drivers should not give such chemical or drug sellers the chance to sell in cars as nobody can tell whether the drugs are approved or not."
"Those who have properly made drugs should submit it to the Board for approval so that they could have the license to sell them" he added.
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