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Sale of counterfeit medicines in drugstores prevented in Azerbaijan

19 March 2014 12:05 (UTC +04:00)

MNS Public Relations Department told APA that people, attempting to put up unregistered counterfeit medicines not meeting the requirements of normative-technical documents for sale, were identified and the sale of medicines in drugstores was prevented as a result of remedial actions.

Azerbaijani citizen, resident of Aghsu region, 43-year old pharmacist Gerayev Tofig Aghababa attempted to sale cheap medicines like “no-shpa”, “bromgeksin”, “seftriakson”, as well as other medicines with unknown origin instead of Russia and Turkey-made "Primavir", "Sefogram", "Pulmaksol" medicines by changing their boxes and etiquettes.

Boxes, etiquettes and instructions of "Primavir", "Sefogram", "Pulmaksol" medicines were published in printing house of 29-year old Goychay resident Muzaffar Polad Tofig.

Polad Muzaffarov has burned typographical supplies for medicines to conceal his illegal acts, but those typographical supplies (films) for preparation of counterfeit medicines have been seized during the examination of the cite. A large number of medicine examples, as well as 3,600 ampuls with transparent liquid and without etiquette, 2,400 “Pulmoxol” medicine boxes, 5,480 etiquettes and 2,576 instructions for them, 1,400 Cefograms – 1g medicine boxes and 1,965 etiquettes for them, 5,000 Primavir medicine, 86,030 etiquettes and 4,500 instructions for them, empty boxes for 838 ampuls, photocopies for preparation of etiquettes, special equipments and instruments have been seized and sent to Analytic expertise Center of the Ministry of Health.

Currently, meares have been taken to identify persons suspected of preparation and sale of conuterfeit medicines.