Tanzania: TFDA Should Be Cautious on Fake ARV Drugs

THERE have been reports that substandard and fake products are flooding the local market due to ineffective control machinery. Among them are foodstuffs and medical supplies.

As a result, the health of consumers is at risk due to their side effects. It has been recently established that some people living with HIV/Aids have been using an illegal and fake anti-retroviral drug (ARV) under a brand name TT-VIR 30 in Tarime District, Mara Region.

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