Recent regulatory enforcement action against non-compliant premises and personnel

The Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) is informing the general public that, pursuant to Section 36 as read with Section 37 of the PMRA Act, 2019, the Authority, at its 81st Board Meeting, considered and decided over five disciplinary cases involving three retail pharmacies, one medicine store and one pharmacist as listed below.

The Authority commenced regulatory action against owners of the listed pharmaceutical establishments and personnel for contravening relevant laws and regulations under the PMRA Act, 2019 and the Pharmacy Code of Ethics, including operating premises without qualified pharmacy personnel, stocking prescription only medicines (POM), selling prescription only medicines without prescription, failure to maintain traceable records, and negligence.

All five cases registered a guilty verdict.

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