The Pharmacy Council has shut down over 100 pharmaceutical shops in Ghana.
The pharmacies were shut down between September and November for operating illegally and prescribing the wrong medications.
Deputy Registrar, Dr. Daniel Danquah, who disclosed this explained that “About 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’t come to us directly.”
“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,” he added.
Over the last six months, he said, the Council had put in place measures to crack down on unlicensed pharmacies.
He also stated that the Council had measures in place to improve the quality of pharmaceutical services in Ghana.
The Council has created a new pharmacy training programme and is striving to tighten the regulatory framework for pharmacies.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana