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Cabinet Repeals Drug Regulations, But No Drug Inspector At MOHW
Fri, October 11, 2024
And on Tuesday, the Cabinet approved the repeal of the Food and Drug Regulations, with regards to registration, licensing and inspection. According to a press release, this will be replaced with a modernized legislation designed to meet current needs and ensure the safety and efficacy of medicines accessed by Belizeans.

But how will the government ensure the safety of the pharmaceuticals that the public gets considering there is currently no drug inspector appointed at the Ministry of Health? We asked the PM.

John Briceno, Prime Minister
"I think that the minister is working on that. We're supposed to be appointing one soon. But that's the job, not just of one person, it's a department. And if you notice, we have not had lately that bad drugs are coming in like before under the previous government, where a lot of bad drugs. We had unfortunately a person that I knew, a few million dollars plus of his drugs were rejected because they were not meeting the standards so it's not just a person but it's a department, we have strengthened the department to ensure that the drugs that we put on the shelf are the ones that are able to meet the standards and to help our people. I remember coming into 2020, I have a friend that was taking pressure pills and they said the pressure pills weren't helping them. So he went to see the doctor, he said the doctor said just take double, when he should not take double. So we're dealing with it and we're handling it and it's not going to be a problem."

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