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The Pharmacy Council has shut down over 100 pharmaceutical shops in Ghana between September and November for operating illegally and prescribing the wrong medications.<\/p>\n
The Council\u2019s Deputy Registrar, Dr. Daniel Danquah, said that the Council is committed to enforcing its laws and will continue to take action against pharmacies that do not comply.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout 10 companies have gone through the disciplinary procedure; others were closed. When they complied, it was opened at the regional level. So those reports don\u2019t come to us directly.<\/p>\n
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But if you are trying to put together facilities that have been closed down within the year, it is a lot. We can have 100 closed down in two or three months,\u201d the Deputy Registrar at the Pharmacy Council said.<\/p>\n
The Council has been working to crack down on illegal pharmacies in recent months. <\/p>\n
In July this year, the Council shut down a pharmacy in the Ashanti Region, following the death of a 5-year-old child.<\/p>\n
He was reportedly delivered the wrong treatment at Life Dream Pharmacy in Kenyasi-Adwumam, in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region<\/p>\n
The Council is also working to improve the quality of pharmacy services in Ghana. <\/p>\n
It has developed a new training programme for pharmacists and is working to strengthen the regulatory framework for pharmacies.<\/p>\n
Mr. Danquah said that the Council is committed to working with pharmacies to ensure that they are operating in compliance with the law.<\/p>\n
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