Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has shut down at least three pharmacies and revoked the licences of four managers for selling expired and unregistered medicines to patients.
MCAZ Acting Director-General Richard Rukwata said the cancellation of licences and closure of businesses will be in force until November this year.
Rukwata revealed that MCAZ recently adopted a new policy of naming and shaming those guilty of selling expired drugs. He said:
Licensees need to know that the game has changed. Contraventions to the statutes now carry significant reputational risk.
With the new policy of publishing offenders names, business leaders need to prioritise compliance for the good of their customers who are the citizens of this country.
The new policy is to publish these issues for the public good. Progressive regulatory processes require MCAZ to be transparent about regulatory decisions taken which result in the closure of businesses and cancellations of licenses.
The pharmacies and managers affected by the MCAZ clampdown are:
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