Rosalita L. Tadao, specialist 1 of the Consumer Protection Program, who refused to disclose the names of the stores, said the recall was conducted on Wednesday during their inspection together with the personnel of the Belau National Hospital Pharmacy.
She said these medicines were confiscated because they are restricted and cannot be sold without doctor’s prescription but instead were sold as over-the-counter drug.
Some of the condemned medicines are pain relievers.
Tadao also explained that prior to the inspection, the DEH received complaints on the selling of regulated drugs, after then they scheduled inspection and condemned those medicines.
She added the medicine were not also included on the list or approved by the Food and Drug Agency to be sold in the stores.
After the inspection, the condemned drugs were handed over by the DEH to the pharmacist’s personnel who disposed the products.
Aside from drugs, the DEH is also conducting routine inspection of expired food products being sold at the supermarket.
Tadao said that they are now conducting ongoing inspection at the different stores in Koror State.
