At least 114 pharmacy outlets have been shut in Western region by inspectorate officials from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. The board, through surveillance and intelligence gathering, had profiled hotspots within the region with high levels of noncompliance with the law. According to the deputy director inspectorate at the board Dr Dominic Kariuki, the operation targeted unlicenced premises, pilfered government drugs, illegal medicine hawkers and illegal sale of restricted medicines in the open-air markets, general shops and kiosks. In addition, 68 people found illegally handling pharmaceuticals were arrested and prosecuted and 133 cartons of assorted medicines seized. He added: “Registered pharmacists and enrolled pharmaceutical technologists involved in pharmaceutical malpractices have been flagged for disciplinary process at the board."

Source: The Star May 23, 2021 18:56 UTC