The Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) temporarily suspended activities Pharmazone pharmacydedicated to selling and distributing irregularly Controlled medications To lose weight.
According to the agency, the distribution and sale of Esbelcaps, Redotex and Terfamex in line and address represent a risk to human health.
The closure of the establishment was carried out by specialized verifiers of the commission in a health operation in a pharmacy in the La Otra Banda neighborhood, in the Álvaro Obregón mayor’s office, in Mexico City (CDMX).
Why did Cofepris close the Farmazone pharmacy?
Medicines were sold online and in pharmacies
According to Cofepris, the action was executed in response to a citizen complaint about the marketing of various controlled drugs for the treatment of obesity, without having the necessary permits or a license to operate as a pharmacy.
According to the regulatory body, the modus operandi of this establishment was based on customer service on the Internet, through the electronic page “On Line with your Image”; there, users scheduled virtual medical appointments in which they were issued documents equivalent to purchase orders to acquire controlled medications.
These documents bore on their labels the name of a call center called “Das Servicios en Salud”, whose address, according to its online page, is the same as that of Farmazone.
During the inspection visit, the sanitary verifiers found boxes of the packaged controlled medicine, with guides for its shipment through the courier service, which is not allowed by the General Health Law.
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In addition, they found medical prescriptions with the names of different offices and doctors, which presented irregularities such as: blank signatures, indications for the administration of pre-filled medications, and the absence of issuance dates.
As we have mentioned in other informative notes of The Truth Newsthe most important consequences of irresponsible self-medication can be: Appearance of toxicity regarding side effects, adverse reactions and, in some cases, poisoning, as well as lack of effectiveness, because they are used in situations that are not necessary.
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