Health News of Thursday, 8 March 2018Source: citifmonline.comMoH to restrict access to Tramadol pain killerHealth Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-ManuThe Ministry of Health has said it intends to restrict access to the use of Tramadol, a known painkiller, to check the rising cases of abuse of the drug. The drug, which is said to have flooded the Ghanaian market in alarming quantities, has serious addictive tendencies, according to Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu. Warning from Pharmaceutical SocietyThe Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana had already cautioned the general public on the proliferation of the painkiller. The Society said although the drug is approved for the management of pain, the rapid increase in its use by the youth is worrying. Even though tramadol is an approved drug for the management of pain, the strengths approved for use in Ghana by the FDA are the 50mg and 100mg oral capsules.

Source: GhanaWeb March 08, 2018 17:48 UTC