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The Ministry of Health has banned the sale of
The Ministry, in an executive instrument, has also restricted the sale of tramadol in chemicals shops across the country.
In a statement issued by the Food and Drugs Authority, it said such drugs will not be reclassified and dispensed as “Prescription Only Medicines”.
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Check out the statement below:
“The Executive Instrument for the Restriction of Importation, Manufacture and Registration of Codeine containing Cough Syrups (E. I. 167) is promulgated.” Parts of the notice added “in further exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for Health for Health by section 116 of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) the Executive Instrument for the Control of the Importation, Manufacture and Sale of Tramadol and Tramadol containing products (E. I168) is promulgated.”