2023-07-18 19:00:28
So far there are a total of 115 distributors on the Cofepris list of companies that offer irregular drugs.
A specific case is an organization that fails to comply with more than 30 violations of current legislation.
The new companies that were detected are located in Hidalgo, Mexico City, Nuevo León and Guanajuato.
In order to protect the population, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) revealed the existence of several distributors of irregular medicines. These are companies that offer products of dubious origin or that do not comply with current legislation. Therefore it is necessary to know the following information.
Which are the companies that offer irregular medicines according to Cofepris?
According to official information, these are seven companies that are now on the blacklist of the highest health authority.
Medical Abast, located in Hidalgo.
Jhadyd, Rosan Medical and Juan Carlos Vallejo Rodríguez, all three located in Mexico City.
Uriel Ortega Gerardo and Skingardem, in Nuevo León.
SP Medical, in Guanajuato.
Main mistakes made
In this regard, the Commission mentions that some of the products offered by said companies could lack the active principle; contain harmful ingredients; be adulterated, expired or stored incorrectly. While in the case of medical devices they could have been manufactured with poor quality materials.
Among the irregularities detected by this authority in the mentioned companies are the lack of Operation Notices and that the verifying personnel could not verify the sanitary conditions of the establishments.
Furthermore, in the specific case of Jhadid More than 30 faults were identified, among which are:
Marketing of counterfeit medicines. It does not have files with a copy of the legal documentation, both from its suppliers and from the establishments to which it distributes medicines. Absence of a registration system for the entry and exit of medicines; Lack of inventories that guarantee the correct traceability and management of the medicines that it sells. Not having temperature mapping, so the proper storage and conservation of medicines is not guaranteed.
Other faults detected by Cofepris
For now, Cofepris invites you to consult the List of irregular distributors that integrates 115 establishments that fail to comply with current legislation. Likewise, it urges buyers of medicines and users of health supplies to verify, prior to purchase, that distributors have a health officer, as well as legal documentation that guarantees the safety and quality of the products, such as notice of operation and health license.
In another vein, just a few days ago Cofepris and the General Directorate of Quality and Health Education (DGCES) They published a special statement. The objective was to report on the detection of false master’s degrees in cosmetic surgery and longevity that offer the Instituto de Estudios Superiores en Medicina and Universidad del Conde, both located in the state of Veracruz.
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