Health News of Saturday, 5 May 2018Source: citinewsroom.comChemical dealers in Ashanti Region pledge to stop selling TramadolMembers of the Ashanti Regional Medicine Practitioners and Sellers Association in a meetingMembers of the Medicine Practitioners and Sellers Association in the Ashanti Region have pledged to end the sale of Tramadol at their counters. The members say they are worried over the continuous abuse of the painkiller by some Ghanaian youth and other persons within the society. They have called on their colleagues to remove such drugs from their shelves to ensure compliance with the pledge. The meeting, which focused on the agenda “Fighting Against Drug Misuse”, discussed how the sale and misuse of drugs especially Tramadol can be curtailed. An Executive member of the Association, Mrs. Elizabeth Adu Ameyaw vowed to report members who do not comply with the pledge to the police.

Source: GhanaWeb May 05, 2018 10:52 UTC