Deputy speaker raises alarm over spread of fake medicines in PH 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Charissa Luci-AtienzaDeputy Speaker and Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez is calling on his colleagues to look into the prevalence of fake medicines and drugs in the country. The report further claims from 2014 to 2017, fake medicines mostly from Pakistan, India, and China entered the Philippines on illicit trade network,” Fernandez said. “Trade in fake medicines was and is a large swindle of the harshest kind, as the victims are of the hopes that they are taking genuine medicines that will cure them,” he said. “The large amounts of money spent by Filipinos yearly for medicines and pharmaceutical preparations should encourage the government to protect their health, safety, and above all, money,” Fernandez said.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 08, 2019 07:07 UTC