KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Pharmaceutical Enforcement division of the Health Ministry seized more than RM5.8mil worth of unregistered products in raids conducted at 666 premises since 2019 until this month. The ministry’s Senior Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Norhaliza A Halim said raids were also carried at 187 premises selling vitamin C injections during the period, which resulted in the seizure of RM278,202 worth of products. She said ongoing inspections and raids, especially in hot spot locations, were conducted to curb the sale of unregistered health products, including strong drugs and vitamin C injections. She described as inaccurate reports published by a newspaper recently on allegations of widespread sale of health products and medicines in the market. Norhaliza said monitoring of unregistered drugs, including strong drugs and vitamin C injections sold online, was being intensified and there were advertisements, as well as sales of products on e-commerce platforms having ordered to be taken down.

Source: The Star November 10, 2021 23:32 UTC