Warnings and raids.. Arab countries warn of "medicine cancer
Arab countries have warned of the phenomenon of the spread of fraudulent drugs through electronic communication platforms, which poses a great danger to patients, especially patients with cancer, liver diseases, and other chronic diseases. Egyptian parliamentarians demanded the formation of a fact-finding committee on the phenomenon of the spread of fraudulent drugs through communication platforms, and summoning all those responsible for this crisis, through a public session, to find out the reasons and the government's vision in dealing with this crisis, which has become threatening the lives of patients. Many statistics indicate that the volume of the fake drug trade through these platforms amounts to about 10 billion pounds annually, which is equivalent to 20 percent of the drug market, according to what the Egyptian media reported. Many parties have called for the formation of a fact-finding committee to find out the details of this crisis, which has become threatening the lives of patients, with sudden campaigns being launched against pharmacies and pharmaceutical factories, and raiding factories that manufacture these medicines and put them on the market. Saudi In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health revealed, on Tuesday, the reasons that prompted it to prevent unauthorized medicines through fake accounts, on various social media sites. The Ministry said, through its official account on “Twitter”, that the medicines sold through fake accounts on social networking sites harm the health of the individual for several reasons, the most prominent of which is that the methods of transporting and storing these medicines are unknown, and that these medicines themselves are of unknown source, in addition to that they have not been prescribed. Officially approved by a medical professional, taking it is a real threat to health. The ministry urged citizens to immediately submit reports to the ministry and the relevant authorities, in the event that they discover drug promotion or circulation in an informal way or without approval from a doctor, in order to preserve their safety from diseases. Iraq In Iraq, the Ministry of Interior announced on Friday the arrest of a gang selling expired cancer drugs. The Ministry's spokesman, Major General Saad Maan, said in a press statement: "The organized crime squads operating within the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency in the Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with a specialized committee of the Ministry of Health's inspection and based on accurate intelligence information, arrested a gang consisting of three suspects who were selling Expired cancer drugs, which are leaking into Iraq and not subject to examination
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